Definition:
- (n.) To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.
- (n.) To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life.
- (n.) To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay.
- (n.) To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion.
- (n.) To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club.
- (n.) To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as, to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of a legislative body.
- (n.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.
- (v. i.) To cease from operation or activity; esp., to stop payment, or be unable to meet obligations or engagements (said of a commercial firm or a bank).
Compare suspend with other words:
abort vs. suspend
removal vs. suspend
interdict vs. suspend
hand vs. suspend
suspend vs. suspensive
suspend vs. suspensorium
primage vs. suspend
suspend vs. suspensory
detach vs. suspend
hold vs. suspend
revoke vs. suspend
shelve vs. suspend
cancel vs. suspend
exclude vs. suspend
cease vs. suspend
suspend vs. terminate
stall vs. suspend
halt vs. suspend
summon vs. suspend
stop vs. suspend
expelled vs. suspend
intermit vs. suspend
expel vs. suspend
suspend vs. suspender
suspend vs. uphang
clew vs. suspend
rusticate vs. suspend
resume vs. suspend
function vs. suspend
discontinue vs. suspend
interrupt vs. suspend
liquid vs. suspend
suspend vs. suspension
powder vs. suspend
solid vs. suspend
substance vs. suspend
suspend vs. underhang
prorogue vs. suspend
pendulum vs. suspend
suspend vs. suspense
poise vs. suspend
postpone vs. suspend
adjourn vs. suspend
sag vs. suspend
cradle vs. suspend
lance vs. suspend
delay vs. suspend
diversion vs. suspend
suspend vs. vacation
decrease vs. suspend
sling vs. suspend
hang vs. suspend
abrogate vs. suspend