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sus·pend
 suspend
- pronunciation:
- s
spend
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
suspended, suspending, suspends |
| definition 1: |
to hang from a higher position.
Suspend the lantern from a high branch.- synonyms:
- hang
- similar words:
- dangle
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| definition 2: |
to cause to stop for a period of time.
They suspended the game until the rain stopped.- synonyms:
- interrupt
- antonyms:
- resume
- similar words:
- arrest, cease, check, defer, delay, discontinue, end, halt, postpone, quit, stall, stop
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| definition 3: |
to exclude as a punishment.
The principal suspended them from school for fighting.- synonyms:
- expel
- similar words:
- bar, bounce, dismiss, eject, exclude
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| definition 4: |
to cause to hang in a fluid substance such as air or water.
A fly is suspended in the salad oil. |
| related words: |
expel |
| derivations: |
suspendible (adj.), suspendibility (n.) |
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