(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it.
A UN official said aid programs will be ~ed until there’s adequate protection for relief convoys.
VERB: V n
2.
If someone is ~ed, they are prevented from holding a particular job or position for a fixed length of time or until a decision is made about them.
Julie was ~ed from her job shortly after the incident...
The Lawn Tennis Association ~ed Mr Castle from the British team.
VERB: be V-ed, V n
3.
If something is ~ed from a high place, it is hanging from that place.
...a mobile of birds or nursery rhyme characters which could be ~ed over the cot.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed