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suspend
suspend
/səˈspɛnd/
verb
(
)
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
(
)
(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
(
)
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
(
)
Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
(
debar
,
suspend
)
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
(
)
Make inoperative or stop
(
suspend
,
set aside
)
make inoperative or stop
Suspend payments on the loan
suspend payments on the loan
Render temporarily ineffective
(
suspend
)
render temporarily ineffective
The prison sentence was suspended
the prison sentence was suspended
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