Suspend meaning

What does “suspend” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“suspend” is a verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: hang freely.

suspend

verb

  1. hang freely

    “The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them”

  2. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid

    “suspend the particles”

  3. bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

    Synonymsdebar
  4. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

    “Suspend the aid to the war-torn country”

    Synonymsfreeze
  5. make inoperative or stop

    “suspend payments on the loan”

    Synonymsset aside
  6. render temporarily ineffective

    “the prison sentence was suspended”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University