suspend
IPA: sʌspˈɛnd
verb
- To halt something temporarily.
- To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.
- To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.
- To hang freely; underhang.
- To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.
- (obsolete) To make to depend.
- To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.
- (chemistry) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.
- (travel, aviation) To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.
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Examples of "suspend" in Sentences
- He was suspended from the school.
- The board decided to suspend the student.
- Suspend the disbelief and enjoy the story.
- The paper is then suspended in the solvent.
- The defence requested to suspend the trial.
- The board may suspend or cancel the programs.
- The sentence was suspended because of provocation.
- A volleyball net is suspended between the stanchions.
- Please stop now, or I will suspend your editing privileges.
- A light bulb hanging from the ceiling and a chandelier suspended on heavy chains filled the room with a yellow light.