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suspend

sus·pend

suspend

 
 
pronunciation:
s spend
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: verb
inflections: suspends, suspending, suspended
definition 1: to make something hang from a higher position.
I bought a new light that we can suspend from the ceiling.
synonyms:
hang
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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