suspend
verb
[ səˈspɛnd ]
• temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.
• "work on the dam was suspended"
• hang (something) from somewhere.
• "the light was suspended from the ceiling"
• (of solid particles) be dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid.
• "the paste contains collagen suspended in a salt solution"
• prolong (a note of a chord) into a following chord, usually so as to produce a temporary discord.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French suspendre or Latin suspendere, from sub- ‘from below’ + pendere ‘hang’.
suspend payment
• (of a company) cease to meet its financial obligations as a result of insolvency or insufficient funds.
