Suspended

//səˈspɛndɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of suspend form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.; suspended animation
  2. 2
    Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.; suspended sentence
  3. 3
    Hung from above.

    "There are already strong indications that the relatively high cost of one fully suspended motor with flexible drive to both bogie axles [...] is not much lower than the cost of two fully suspended motors; [...]."

  4. 4
    Attached slightly below the summit of the ovary.
  5. 5
    Paid for but not consumed by a customer, so that it can be given to a less fortunate person. usually
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  1. 6
    A chemical suspension
  2. 7
    Having had its third omitted and replaced with a major second or perfect fourth.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment wordnet

Synonyms

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abeyantabeyantapatheticat restbrokenbroken off

Example

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"After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line."

Related phrases

nose-suspendedsuspended animationsuspended chordsuspended coffeesuspended congresssuspended cymbalsuspended hyphensuspended knotsuspended marriagesuspended sentence

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