The meaning of Suspension

noun

A state of temporary disuse or suspension.

Usage examples:

Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries

noun

An act or period of adjourning or being adjourned.

Usage examples:

She sought an adjournment of the trial

verb

Seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody.

Usage examples:

The police arrested him for possession of marijuana

noun

The action of seizing someone and taking them into custody.

Usage examples:

I have a warrant for your arrest

verb

Take into custody

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

noun

The action or fact of putting something off to a later time; postponement.

Usage examples:

Deferment of the decision

noun

(a) temporary delay in taking someone into the military forces

Usage examples:

[ c ] they got draft deferments as graduate students.

noun

A postponement of an action or event.

Usage examples:

They agreed to a deferral of industrial action

noun

→  deferment

verb

Make (someone or something) late or slow.

Usage examples:

The train was delayed

noun

A period of time by which something is late or postponed.

Usage examples:

A two-hour delay

noun

A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.

Usage examples:

There was a brief hiatus in the war with france

noun

A short pause in which nothing happens, or a space where something no longer is

Usage examples:

Peace talks resumed this week after a five-month hiatus.

noun

An intervening period of time; an interval.

Usage examples:

Enjoying a lunchtime interlude

noun

A period or event that comes between two others and is different from them

Usage examples:

The ferry trip was a relaxing interlude during the drive.

noun

A pause or break.

Usage examples:

He was granted an intermission in his studies

noun

A brief period between the parts of a performance

noun

The action of interrupting or being interrupted.

Usage examples:

A chance to study without interruption

noun

An occasion when someone or something stops something from happening for a short period

Usage examples:

Constant/frequent interruptions he found he worked better at home without the constant interruption…

noun

An unfilled space; a gap.

Usage examples:

The journal has filled a lacuna in middle eastern studies

noun

An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing

verb

Calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.

Usage examples:

The rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep

noun

A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.

Usage examples:

For two days there had been a lull in the fighting

verb

To cause someone to feel calm, sleepy, or safe

Usage examples:

The music lulled the infant to sleep., we were all lulled into thinking they wouldn't do anything.,…

noun

A temporary prohibition of an activity.

Usage examples:

A moratorium on the use of drift nets

noun

A stopping of an activity for an agreed period of time

Usage examples:

They are proposing a five-year moratorium on whaling.

noun

A period of time during which a particular activity is stopped

Usage examples:

A moratorium on sth the european union imposed a two-year moratorium on new gm imports., end/impose…

abbreviation

Page.

Usage examples:

See p 784

symbol

(in units of measurement) pico- (10−12).

Usage examples:

A 220 pf capacitor

noun

The sixteenth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

Let’s have an ‘s’ for speedy, and a ‘p’ for polly, intertwined on the top of the cake, in red frost…

noun

The action of postponing something; deferral.

Usage examples:

After repeated postponements, the new museum is officially open

noun

The action of discontinuing a session of a parliament or other legislative assembly without dissolving it.

Usage examples:

Politically motivated prorogations

verb

Change the time of (a planned event).

Usage examples:

The concert has been rescheduled for september

noun

The changing of the time at which something will happen

Usage examples:

The rescheduling of flights, in the eighties it was easy to get bankers to agree a rescheduling pac…

verb

Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.

Usage examples:

He needed to rest after the feverish activity

noun

An instance or period of resting.

Usage examples:

You look as though you need a rest

verb

Remain or be left in a specified condition.

Usage examples:

You can rest assured she will do everything she can

noun

Shelves collectively.

Usage examples:

A lack of shelving and cupboards

verb

Place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf.

Usage examples:

We had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day

verb

(of ground) slope downwards in a specified manner or direction.

Usage examples:

The ground shelved gently down to the water

verb

Remain in the same place.

Usage examples:

You stay here and i'll be back soon

noun

A period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.

Usage examples:

An overnight stay at a luxury hotel

verb

Secure or steady (a mast) by means of stays.

Usage examples:

We stayed the mast on the starboard side by shifting the halyard

verb

Present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting.

Usage examples:

More than 200 amendments to the bill have already been tabled

noun

A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at.

Usage examples:

She put the plate on the table

noun

A set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns.

Usage examples:

The population has grown, as shown in table 1