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- pronunciation:
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spend
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
suspends, suspending, suspended |
definition 1: |
to hang (something) from a higher position.
They suspended the chandelier directly over the center of the massive table.Large banners were suspended from the ceiling.- synonyms:
- hang
- similar words:
- dangle
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definition 2: |
to cause to stop for a period of time.
The game was suspended until they cleared the floor.- synonyms:
- intermit, interrupt
- antonyms:
- resume
- similar words:
- adjourn, arrest, cease, check, defer, delay, discontinue, end, halt, postpone, quit, stall, stop
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definition 3: |
to put off till later; defer.
We will suspend judgment on this case until we have further information.- synonyms:
- defer, delay, postpone
- similar words:
- procrastinate, put aside, reserve, shelve, table, waive, withhold
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definition 4: |
to cause to be temporarily ineffective.
Can we suspend the usual rules since we have children playing?- similar words:
- shelve, waive
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definition 5: |
to exclude for disciplinary reasons.
The principal suspended them from school for fighting.- synonyms:
- expel
- similar words:
- bar, blackball, bounce, debar, disbar, dismiss, eject, exclude
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definition 6: |
to cause to remain motionless, undissolved, or unattached in a fluid medium such as air or water.
The pieces of fruit are now suspended in the gelatin. |
related words: |
abrogate, cashier, dissolve, expel, respite, stay, wait |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to cease activity for a period of time.
- synonyms:
- intermit, pause
- antonyms:
- resume
- similar words:
- cease, defer, end, halt, hesitate, quit, recess, stop
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related words: |
desist, poise, ride, wait |
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derivations: |
suspendible (adj.), suspendibility (n.) |
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