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Hanging or dangling in an elevated position
“The canoe had been decorated with suspended white cowrie shells.”
Postponed or deferred to a later date
“This meeting was held to complete the suspended meeting of July 14.”
Suspended for future consideration or action
“If the suspended decision is not annulled by royal decree within the period prescribed, it shall be deemed to be valid.”
Situated above the level of the head
Physically balanced or perched on something
Floating or buoyant in water
In an idle state due to not being used or employed
Relieved of one's duty or responsibility at a foreign place or location
Motionless and not moving to any degree
Forbidden or not permitted
Existing but hidden from view
Past tense for to hang or suspend in an elevated position
“It consists of a piece of scrap iron, bent on one end to form a hook from which to suspend it from the top of the barrel being charred.”
Past tense for to halt an activity or task temporarily
“Owners will suspend judgment until they see what real changes emerge in the kind of deals their banks are prepared to offer.”
Past tense for to (formally) bring to an end
“SETI has recently decided to permanently suspend the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence.”
Past tense for to debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from a privilege, place, position, etc.
“They have no power to suspend him from his ministerial office. Their jurisdiction extends no farther than to declare him guilty.”
Past tense for to annul or abolish by an authoritative act
Past tense for to remove from employment or office
Past tense for to obstruct or get in the way of an operation or process
Past tense for to remain in the air or on the surface of a liquid
Past tense for to briefly stop or interrupt an action
Past tense for to take back or renege on an initial statement or stance
Past tense for to bend or hang downwards limply
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