suspend
/səˈspend/ verb [T]Definition
STOP › to stop something happening for a short time: The semi-final was suspended because of bad weather.
suspend sth from/between, etc › to hang something from somewhere: [often passive] A light bulb was suspended from the ceiling.
JOB/SCHOOL › to not allow someone to go to work or school for a period of time because they have done something wrong: [often passive] She was suspended from school for fighting.
(Definition of suspend verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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