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1. (v.t.) suspend
to hang by attachment to something above, esp. so as to allow free movement.
2. suspend
to keep from falling or sinking, as if by hanging:
to suspend particles in a liquid.
3. suspend
to keep undetermined; refrain from concluding definitely:
to suspend judgment.
4. suspend
to defer or postpone:
to suspend a sentence for robbery.
5. suspend
to bring to a stop, usu. for a time:
to suspend payment.
6. suspend
to cause to cease for a time from operation or effect, as a law, privilege, or service:
to suspend ferry service.
7. suspend
to debar, usu. for a limited time, from office, membership, school attendance, etc., esp. as a punishment.
8. suspend
to prolong (a musical tone) into the next chord.
9. suspend
to keep in a state of expectation or suspense.
10. (v.i.) suspend
to come to a stop or cease from operation, usu. temporarily.
11. suspend
to stop payment; be unable to meet financial obligations.
12. suspend
to hang or be suspended.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < L suspendere to hang up =sus-sus - +pendere (transit.) to hang)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) suspend
hang freely
"The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"
2. (verb) suspend
cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
"suspend the particles"
3. (verb) suspend, debar
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
4. (verb) freeze, suspend
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
"Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
5. (verb) suspend, set aside
make inoperative or stop
"suspend payments on the loan"
6. (verb) suspend
render temporarily ineffective
"the prison sentence was suspended"
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1. (verb) suspend
to force sb to stop going to work or school for a short period, as a punishment
One police officer was suspended for suspected drug use.
2. suspend
to stop sth from happening for a short period
The bus service has been temporarily suspended.
3. suspend
to hang sth from sth
Huge boxes suspended from the ceiling.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) suspend
to attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone
2. (noun) suspend
to make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life
3. (noun) suspend
to cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay
4. (noun) suspend
to hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion
5. (noun) suspend
to debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club
6. (noun) suspend
to cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as, to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of a legislative body
7. (noun) suspend
to support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action
8. (verb) suspend
to cease from operation or activity; esp., to stop payment, or be unable to meet obligations or engagements (said of a commercial firm or a bank)
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Sense: to hang
The meat was suspended from a hook.
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 Afrikaans: ophang |
 Arabic: يُعَلِّق، يُدَلّي |
 Bulgarian: окачвам |
 Brazilian: pendurar |
 Czech: pověsit |
 German: aufhängen |
 Danish: hænge |
 Greek: κρέμομαι |
 Spanish: suspender, colgar, pender |
 Estonian: riputama |
 Farsi: آويزان كردن |
 Finnish: ripustaa |
 French: suspendre |
 Hebrew: לִתלוֹת |
 Hindi: निलम्बित करना |
 Croatian: objesitišto |
 Hungarian: felakaszt |
 Indonesian: menggantung |
 Icelandic: hanga; hengja (upp) |
 Italian: appendere |
 Japanese: つるす |
 Korean: 매달다 |
 Lithuanian: pakabinti |
 Latvian: []kārt |
 Malay: menggantung |
 Dutch: ophangen |
 Norwegian: henge (opp) |
 Polish: zawieszać |
 Persian: آويزان كردن |
 Pashto: ځوړوندول |
 Portuguese: pendurar |
 Romanian: a atârna |
 Russian: подвешивать |
 Slovak: visieť |
 Slovenian: viseti |
 Serbian: obesiti |
 Swedish: hänga, vara upphängd |
 Thai: แขวน |
 Turkish: asmak |
 Taiwanese: 懸吊 |
 Ukrainian: вішати, підвішувати |
 Urdu: ٹانگنا، لٹکانا |
 Vietnamese: treo lên |
 Chinese: 悬吊 |
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