suspended

Everyday

1. Hung from above (a lamp suspended from the ceiling). tree →
2. Stopped for a time, not for ever (the game was suspended because of rain). tree →
3. Not allowed to come to school, work or play for a time as a punishment. tree →
4. (science) Floating in a liquid or gas without sinking or rising (particles suspended in water). tree →

In the lessons

In school life, a pupil suspended for bad behaviour; in sport, a player suspended for some matches. In science, suspensions — tiny bits suspended in water — and forces on a suspended object. In news, services suspended by bad weather. Phrases: «suspended from», «suspended sentence», «suspended animation».

Examples

• A lamp was suspended from the ceiling. tree →
• The match was suspended because of lightning. tree →
• He was suspended from school for fighting. tree →
• The player was suspended for three games. tree →
• Train services are suspended until further notice. tree →
• Tiny bits of mud were suspended in the water. tree →
• The spider was suspended on a silk thread. tree →
• His master suspended a bell about his neck so that the Dog might give notice of his presence wherever he went. tree →

Note

Regular verb. Noun «suspension». A suspension bridge hangs from cables. In maths: a player suspended for 3 of 10 games plays 10 − 3 = 7 games. In science: a weight suspended from a spring stretches it.