Definition of suspend

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  • suspend is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • suspend is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
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Definition of suspend

  • stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. freeze
  • make inoperative or stop (verb)

    Examples

    1. suspend payments on the loan

    Synonyms

    1. set aside
  • bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. debar
  • cause to be held in suspension in a fluid (verb)

    Examples

    1. suspend the particles
  • hang freely (verb)

    Examples

    1. The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
  • render temporarily ineffective (verb)

    Examples

    1. the prison sentence was suspended

See definition of suspend in Merriam Webster