suspend

/səspˈɛnd/

/səˈspɛnd/

[verb]

to suspend

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

hang freely

cause to be held in suspension in a fluid

stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

synonyms : freeze

to temporarily prevent someone from going to school as a punishment because they did something wrong

synonyms : debar

a ritual dance intended to bring rain

make inoperative or stop

synonyms : set aside

render temporarily ineffective

Examples

1. The government has suspended all their accounts.

2. Agreed to suspend a loan they had been on the verge of sending to Peking, and promised to hold back in future until they saw which way the cat jumped.

3. The judge gave him a nine-month suspended sentence.

4. Should schools suspend suspensions?