suspend

B2
Pronunciation
/səˈspɛnd/
Verb
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

To halt something temporarily.

Example Sentences
  • The meeting was suspended for lunch.
2 Definition

To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.

Example Sentences
  • to suspend one's judgement or one's disbelief
3 Definition

To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.

Example Sentences
  • to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program
4 Definition

To hang freely; underhang.

Example Sentences
  • to suspend a ball by a thread
5 Definition

To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.

6 Definition

To make to depend.

7 Definition

To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.

Example Sentences
  • to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club
8 Definition

To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.

9 Definition

(travel) To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.