sus ‧ pend AC /səˈspend/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ suspend ; noun : ↑ suspension ]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: suspendre 'to hang up, interrupt' , from Latin suspendere , from sub- 'up' + pendere 'to hang' ]
1 . STOP to officially stop something from continuing, especially for a short time ⇨ suspension :
Sales of the drug will be suspended until more tests are completed.
Talks between the two countries have now been suspended.
2 . LEAVE A SCHOOL/JOB to make someone leave their school or job for a short time, especially because they have broken the rules ⇨ suspension :
The two police officers have been suspended until an enquiry is carried out.
suspend somebody from something
Dave was suspended from school for a week.
3 . HANG formal to attach something to a high place so that it hangs down
suspend something from something
A large light was suspended from the ceiling.
suspend something by something
He was suspended by his feet and beaten with metal bars.
4 . suspend judgment to decide not to make a firm decision or judgment about something until you know more about it
5 . suspend disbelief to try to believe that something is true, for example when you are watching a film or play
6 . be suspended in something technical if something is suspended in a liquid or in air, it floats in it without moving