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 suspend suspend /səˈspɛnd/

verb

  1. () Hang freely  ( suspend )
    hang freely
     The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
    The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
  2. () (chemistry) cause to be held in suspension in a fluid  ( suspend )
    (chemistry) cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
     Suspend the particles
    suspend the particles
  3. () Stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it  ( freeze , suspend )
    stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
     Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
    Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
  4. () Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.  ( debar , suspend )
    bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
  5. () Make inoperative or stop  ( suspend , set aside )
    make inoperative or stop
     Suspend payments on the loan
    suspend payments on the loan
  6. Render temporarily ineffective  ( suspend )
    render temporarily ineffective
     The prison sentence was suspended
    the prison sentence was suspended