Definition of "suspend" []

To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. (verb-transitive)
To cause to stop for a period; interrupt: suspended the trial. (verb-transitive)
To hold in abeyance; defer: suspend judgment. See Synonyms at defer1. (verb-transitive)
To render temporarily ineffective: suspend a jail sentence; suspend all parking regulations. (verb-transitive)
To hang so as to allow free movement: suspended the mobile from the ceiling. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "suspend" in a sentence

"KING: Now some aides are telling us tonight that Senator McCain might use the term suspend when he makes this announcement tomorrow."
"The global warming law that Prop 23 would suspend is just the latest example."
"In power schemes (laptop) selective suspend is enabled. is there another way to enable power saving on USB ports?"

Words like "suspend"

alter change defer holdover

modify postpone prorogue put over

put-off remit setback shelve

suspended suspending suspends table