suspend suspend /səˈspɛnd/

verb

1. () Hang freely  ( suspend )
   hang freely
    The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
   The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
   
2. () (chemistry) cause to be held in suspension in a fluid  ( suspend )
   (chemistry) cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
    Suspend the particles
   suspend the particles
   
3. () Stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it  ( freeze , suspend )
   stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
    Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
   Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
   
4. () Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.  ( debar , suspend )
   bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
   
5. () Make inoperative or stop  ( suspend , set aside )
   make inoperative or stop
    Suspend payments on the loan
   suspend payments on the loan
   
6. Render temporarily ineffective  ( suspend )
   render temporarily ineffective
    The prison sentence was suspended
   the prison sentence was suspended