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suspend

/ suspend /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
"suspend the particles"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
resuspend
Derived:
suspension dangling hanging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
verb Sense 2
make inoperative or stop
"suspend payments on the loan"
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
hang freely
"The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"
Type of:
hang hang up
Kinds of:
dangle
Derived:
suspension dangling hanging brace suspender
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
Type of:
expel throw out kick out
Kinds of:
send down rusticate
Derived:
debarment suspension temporary removal
Entails:
punish penalize penalise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 5
as of a prison sentence
Type of:
postpone prorogue hold over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
"Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
Type of:
interrupt break
Derived:
pause intermission break interruption suspension
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
2
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change alter modify resuspend hang hang up dangle expel throw out kick out send down rusticate