Definition of suspend

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Suspend (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..

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Suspension :: Suspensible (a.) Capable of being suspended; capable of being held from sinking.
Intermit :: Intermit (v. t.) To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend..
Burton :: Burton (n.) A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part..
Canon :: Canon (n.) The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also ear and shank.
Boom :: Boom (n.) A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended..
Procedendo :: Procedendo (n.) A writ by which the commission of the justice of the peace is revived, after having been suspended..
Aeroscope :: Aeroscope (n.) An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air..
Hanger :: Hanger (n.) A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs. See Illust. of Countershaft.
Filipendulous :: Filipendulous (a.) Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; -- said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets..
Milk :: Milk (n.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts..
Promethea :: Promethea (n.) A large American bombycid moth (Callosamia promethea). Its larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band..
Car :: Car (n.) The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to contain passengers, ballast, etc..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering..
Suspensoria :: Suspensor (n.) The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo.
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame..
Lower :: Lower (a.) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag..
Vergeboard :: Vergeboard (n.) The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended from the edge of the projecting roof (see Verge, n., 4), and in position parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard..
Cloud :: Cloud (n.) A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere..
Self-suspended :: Self-suspended (a.) Suspended by one's self or by itself; balanced.
Galvanize :: Galvanize (v. t.) To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or excite to a factitious animation or activity..
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