suspend
Cross references:
1. defer 2. exclude
sus.pend \s*-'spend\ vb [ME suspenden, fr. OF suspendre to hang up,
interrupt, fr. L sus]pendere, fr. sub-, sus- up + pendere to cause to hang,
weigh - more at PENDANT 1: to debar temporarily from any privilege, office,
or function {~ a student from school} 2a: to cause to stop temporarily {~
bus service} 2b: to set aside or make temporarily inoperative {~ the rules
duri ng the holiday} 3: to defer till later on specified conditions {~
sentence on a co nvicted man} 4: to hold in an undetermined or undecided
state awaiting fuller informati on {~ judgment} 5a: HANG; esp : to hang so
as to be free on all sides except at the point of support {~ a ball by a
thread} 5b: to maintain from falling or sinking by some invisible support
(as buoy ancy) {dust ~ed in the air} 6a: to keep fixed or lost (as in
wonder or contemplation) 6b: to keep waiting in suspense or indecision 7:
to hold (a musical note) over into the following chord 1: to cease
temporarily from operation 2: to stop payment or fail to meet obligations
3: HANG