1636 (date written),John Denham, “The Destruction of Troy, an Essay upon the Second Book ofVirgilsÆneis”, inPoems and Translations, with The Sophy, 4th edition, London:[…][John Macock] forH[enry] Herringman[…], published1668,→OCLC:
The guard nor fights nor flies; their fate so near / At oncesuspends their courage and their fear.
1940 May, “Overseas Railways: Icebound Denmark”, inRailway Magazine, page302:
Pack ice, at times mounting to a height of 35 ft., snow, fog, and floating mines all played their part in the disorganisation of railway services, and most of the train ferry services were completelysuspended for a month or more; [...].
2020 August 26, “Network News: Major flood damage severs key Edinburgh-Glasgow rail artery”, inRail, page21:
Services between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High are currentlysuspended, following a 30-metre breach of the Union Canal that occurred on August 12 after torrential rain and thunderstorms. The thousands of gallons of water that cascaded onto the railway line below washed away track, ballast and overhead line equipment, and undermined embankments along a 300-metre section of Scotland's busiest rail link.
1671,John Tillotson, “Sermon IV. The Advantages of Religion to Particular Persons.Psalm XIX. 11.”, inThe Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury:[…], 8th edition, London:[…] T. Goodwin, B[enjamin] Tooke, and J. Pemberton,[…]; J. Round[…], andJ[acob] Tonson][…], published1720,→OCLC:
God hath all along in the Scripturesuspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life.
To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.
tosuspend a student from college; tosuspend a member of a club
Whether good men should be suspended from the exercise of their ministry , and deprived of their livelyhood for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged indifferent.
(chemistry) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.
(travel,aviation) To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.
