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sus·pend
 suspend
- pronunciation:
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spend
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verb |
| inflections: |
suspended, suspending, suspends |
| definition 1: |
to make something hang from a higher position.
I bought a new light that we can suspend from the ceiling.- synonyms:
- hang
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| definition 2: |
to cause to stop for a period of time.
They suspended the game until the rain stopped.- similar words:
- arrest, check, delay, end, halt, quit, stop
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| derivations: |
suspendible (adj.), suspendibility (n.) |
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