Suspend

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