Suspend

sus-pend′, v.t. to hang one thing beneath another: to make to depend on: to make to stop for a time: to delay: to debar from any privilege, office, emolument, . for a time.— ns. Suspen′ded-animā′tion , the temporary ce ation of the outward signs and of some of the functions of life—due to asphyxia, drowning, strangulation; Suspen′der , one who, or that which, suspends, one of a pair of straps cro ing the shoulders to support the trousers; Suspense′ , state of being suspended: act of withholding the judgment: uncertainty: indecision: stop betwixt two opposites; Suspensibil′ity , susceptibility of being suspended.— adj. Suspen′sible , capable of being suspended.— ns. Suspen′sion , act of suspending: interruption: delay: temporary privation of office or privilege: a conditional withholding; Suspen′sion-bridge , a bridge in which the roadway is supported by chains, which pa over elevated piers, and are secured below at each end.— adj. Suspen′sive .— adv. Suspen′sively .— n. Suspen′sor , a suspensory bandage.— adj. Suspensō′rial .— n. Suspensō′rium , that which holds up a part, esp. the arrangement joining the lower jaw to the cranium in vertebrates below mammals.— adj. Suspen′sory , that suspends: doubtful.— n. that which suspends: a bandage: having the effect of delaying or staying.— Suspend payment , to publicly stop paying debts from insolvency. [L. suspendĕre — sub , beneath, pendēre , pensum , to hang.]