Suspend

·noun To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion.

II. Suspend ·noun To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.

III. Suspend ·noun To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life.

IV. Suspend ·noun To attach to something above; to Hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

V. Suspend ·noun To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as, to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of a legislative body.

VI. Suspend ·vi To cease from operation or activity; ·esp., to stop payment, or be unable to meet obligations or engagements (said of a commercial firm or a bank).

VII. Suspend ·noun To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to Interrupt; to Delay; to Stay.

VIII. Suspend ·noun To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, ·etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club.