Type: verb
Definitions: (verb) If you suspend an object, you attach it above and hang it down. (verb) If you suspend something, you stop it for a period of time.
Examples: (verb) Two lamps were suspended above the room and gave off a gentle light. (verb) Employees can be suspended or fired for sexually harassing a colleague. (verb) The conversation was temporarily suspended while everyone watched the TV. (verb) The army suspended all operations in the north until the weather changed.
Synonyms: verbs: delay, interrupt, reject. hang, dangle.
Academic Word List Sublist and Group: 9 C