suspended[adjective]Synonyms: hanging, pendent, pendulant, pendulous, pensile
Related Words: dangling,
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suspended ppl adjective & noun.
[sǝ'spɛndɪd] M16.[from SUSPEND + -ED1.]A. ppl adjective. That has been suspended; temporarily stopped; hanging; held in suspension.
M16.suspended animation cessation of several vital functions without death.
suspended ceiling: with a space between it and the floor above from which it hangs.
suspended participle =
dangling participle s.v.
DANGLING.
suspended sentence Law a sentence which is imposed but remains unenforced as long as the offender commits no further offence within a specified period.
b. ellipt. as
noun. A suspended sentence.
slang.
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