Word Finder - suspend

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To halt something temporarily.

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The meeting was suspended for lunch.

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To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.

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to suspend one's judgement or one's disbelief

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

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to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program

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To hang freely; underhang.

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to suspend a ball by a thread

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

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To make to depend.

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

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to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club

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

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

The burgomaster has the power to suspend any of the council's decrees for 30 days.

In October he was ordered by Charles to suspend the etcetera oath.

A/, shows a form sufficiently unlike it is necessary to suspend judgment.

On the 27th of July the ambassadors of the five powers presented to the Porte a joint note, in which they declared that an agreement on the Eastern Question had been reached by the five Great Powers, and urged it "to suspend all definite decision made without their concurrence, pending the effect of their interest in its welfare."

Such a court can only suspend for seven days unless with the sanction of the Holy Synod (Joyce, op. cit.).

Froude; but he in turn was compelled to suspend the issue.

Once a user is validated into the certificate revocation system, the user can suspend or activate any certificates in real time.

Those who were unwilling to accept evolution, without better grounds than such as are offered by Lamarck, and who therefore preferred to suspend their judgment on the question, found in the principle of selective breeding, pursued in all its applications with marvellous knowledge and skill by Darwin, a valid explanation of the occurrence of varieties and races; and they saw clearly that, if the explanation would apply to species, it would not only solve the problem of their evolution, but that it would account for the facts of teleology, as well as for those of morphology; and for the persistence of some forms of life unchanged through long epochs of time, while others undergo comparatively rapid metamorphosis.

He also made accurate measurements and a plan of the Hellenistic temple, found many inscriptions and a few miscellaneous antiquities, and had begun to explore the Precinct, when the great expense and other considerations induced the trustees of the British Museum to suspend his operations in 1874.

Will not excommunicate nor suspend, without consent of one of the Bishops in the Commission.

However, Britain and the US have dismissed a Russian draft resolution to suspend sanctions altogether as unacceptable.

Under the worst-case scenario, the EU can suspend some of the culprit member state's rights, including voting rights.

There is an Independent Complaints Adjudicator who can suspend or disqualify trustees.

The blogs admin appears to suspend student's blogs on some very shaky reasons, and they are essentially untouchable.

If accepted, this will suspend the warrant so long as you keep up-to-date with the agreed payments.

Instead, it might suspend or slow your interest charges during your timeout period.

Many schools are now enforcing a no tolerance policy when it comes to bullying and will immediately either suspend or expel students who are caught bullying.

You do n't have to suspend disbelief, everybody knows what it is.

It called for Iran to cooperate more in its investigation and to suspend uranium enrichment.

If there is reasonable cause to consider that the decision to suspend or exclude was unreasonable in all circumstances.

The blogs admin appears to suspend student 's blogs on some very shaky reasons, and they are essentially untouchable.

Some creditors will actually suspend your interest if you contact them and let them know about your situation.

Parents can suspend the card at any time which will keep the card from being used until the parent reactivates the card.

The parent can monitor where the card is being used and suspend the card if the teen is not using the card for the special purpose for which the card was intended.

Many states will suspend the licenses of drivers who are found to owe a substantial amount of back child support.

When children caught in the middle of a parental breakup appear to behave normally, it's easy for divorcing parents to suspend their worry.

Suspend crystal icicles from the candelabra and be sure to slip a mirror underneath each so the candlelight reflects throughout the room.

At the at time, Revitalash was using small amounts of bimatoprost in its formula, but as a precautionary measure, the company voluntarily decided to suspend the sale of that particular formula.

Unlike internal and external mix systems, which use compressed air, this type of snow making system uses air from a fan to suspend the water droplets in the air.

Since air, water and sand snow making systems suspend the droplets; they have a sufficient amount of time to cool to below 32 degrees Fahrenheit and freeze.

Since map curtains are attention-getting on their own, choose simple clear or metal rings to suspend from the curtain rod.

These light fixtures suspend from the ceiling by a chain or rod, and larger ornamental fixtures can be used to enhance the décor of your updated kitchen.

Units can suspend by a few inches, or an electrician or handy do-it-yourselfer can set them into the ceiling.

For sloped ceilings, suspend the track channels from cables, and use smaller pendant light heads.

They won't circulate the air as efficiently as models that have housings or downrods that suspend the blades at least 10 inches from the ceiling.

Most track lights suspend from the track a few inches, too, making them a poor choice for rooms with very low ceilings.

Some track lighting sets are available with suspension kits, too; if you have a high ceiling, suspend the fixture a few inches to help put the lighting where you need it most.

Monorail lighting tracks are made of flexible metallic rails that serve to both suspend the light as well as deliver the power necessary for lighting it.

Tie the bag to a rake or broom handle and suspend it into a barrel or garbage can filled with water.

You set up the tripod over the campfire, and then suspend the grate itself (which usually comes with the tripod) directly over the fire on a chain.

You can set up the tripod over the fire and use the hook to suspend your Dutch oven over the fire.

Suspend a fabric wall beside the bed and again use a mirror placement.

Crystals - If you cannot avoid placing your bed directly opposite a door, suspend a multi-faceted round crystal in the space between the door and the bed.

Use a pair of Chinese bamboo flutes and suspend them from the beam with a red ribbon.

Suspend a crystal ball in between the bed and the furniture or wall creating the sharp angle.

You can suspend it in the marriage relationship corner to enhance you marriage.

The knots are often used as a way to suspend another auspicious symbol such as six lucky coins and other symbols.

Suspend your monthly payment for a short period of time if you have money coming which will be used to pay the missed payments, such as an insurance settlement or a tax refund.

You can also tape hearts in your window to decorate for Valentine's Day or suspend them from the ceiling with ribbon ties in order to decorate for an anniversary party.

The vertical cables you see spanning the length of the bridge "suspend" the deck below them, thus revealing the answer.