to hang by attachment to something above

to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.

to attach so as to allow free movement

to suspend a door on a hinge.

to keep from falling, sinking, forming a deposit, etc., as if by hanging

to suspend solid particles in a liquid.

to hold or keep undetermined; refrain from forming or concluding definitely

to suspend one's judgment.

to defer or postpone

to suspend sentence on a convicted person.

to cause to cease or bring to a stop or stay, usually for a time

to suspend payment.

to cause to cease for a time from operation or effect, as a law, rule, privilege, service, or the like

to suspend ferry service.

to debar, usually for a limited time, from the exercise of an office or function or the enjoyment of a privilege

The student was suspended from school.

to keep in a mood or feeling of expectation or incompleteness; keep waiting in suspense

Finish the story; don't suspend us in midair.

Music . to prolong (a note or tone) into the next chord.

to come to a stop, usually temporarily; cease from operation for a time.

to stop payment; be unable to meet financial obligations.

to hang or be suspended, as from another object

The chandelier suspends from the ceiling.

to be suspended, as in a liquid, gas, etc.

verb

rise , complete , continue , finish , go , persist , sustain

verb

append , attach , be pendent , dangle , depend , hang down , hang up , hook up , sling , swing , wave , adjourn , arrest , bar , break up , can , cease , check , count out , cut short , debar , defer , discontinue , eject , eliminate , exclude , file , halt , hang , hang fire , hold up , inactivate , intermit , interrupt , lay aside , lay off , lay on the table , lay over , omit , pigeonhole * , pink-slip , postpone , procrastinate , prorogue , protract , put an end to , put a stop to , put off , put on back burner , put on hold , put on ice , put on the shelf , reject , retard , rule out , shelve , stave off , stay , waive , withhold , break off , terminate , delay , hold off , remit , table , expel , hold , hover , pretermit , refrain , stop , transfer