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To pass over or skip from (a record set by a record changer) without playing
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- To pass over or skip from (a record set by a record changer) without playing
- To refuse to take, agree to, accede to, use, believe, etc.
- To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.
To prevent from entering; keep out; bar:
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- To prevent from entering; keep out; bar:
- To refuse to admit, consider, include, etc.; shut out; keep from entering, happening, or being; reject; bar
- To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject:
To fail to include or mention; leave out:
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- To fail to include or mention; leave out:
- To fail to do; neglect
- To fail to include; leave out
(Gram.) To put at or near the end of the sentence
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- (Gram.) To put at or near the end of the sentence
- To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
- To cause or arrange for (an event) to take place at a time later than the time at which it was originally supposed to happen.
To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).
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- To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).
- To give in to the wish or judgment of another, as in showing respect; yield with courtesy (to)
- To put off to a future time; postpone; delay
- To offend, repulse, or frighten
- To delay (a task, event, or deadline)
- To procrastinate
To put off or suspend until a future time
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- To put off or suspend until a future time
- To move from one place to another:
- To briefly delay, suspend, or postpone a court proceeding. See also continuance. To briefly delay, suspend, or postpone a court proceeding. See also continuance.
To stop (someone engaged in an activity) by saying or doing something:
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- To stop (someone engaged in an activity) by saying or doing something:
- To cause an activity to stop by saying or doing something.
- To make a break in the continuity of; cut off; obstruct
To furnish or outfit with shelves.
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- To furnish or outfit with shelves.
- To put aside as though on a shelf:
- To place or arrange on a shelf:
To assign to a category or categories; classify
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- To assign to a category or categories; classify
- To place or file in a small compartment or recess.
- To put aside indefinitely, as if intending to ignore or forget; shelve
To put on a table
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- To put on a table
- (Obs.) To make a list or compact arrangement of; tabulate
- To enter in a list or table; tabulate.
To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding. To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding.
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- To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding. To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding.
(Idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
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- (Idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
- (Idiomatic, intransitive) To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).
To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
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- To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
- To stop for a while; linger
- To make late; slow up; detain
To postpone or delay needlessly.
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- To postpone or delay needlessly.
- To put off doing (something unpleasant or burdensome) until a future time; esp., to postpone (such actions) habitually
- To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
To form a recess in
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- To form a recess in
- To create or fashion a recess in:
- To take a recess:
To discontinue or end a session of (a legislative assembly, as the British Parliament)
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- To discontinue or end a session of (a legislative assembly, as the British Parliament)
- (Obs.) To defer; delay; postpone
- To discontinue a session of (a parliament, for example).
To cause to disappear or vanish; dispel:
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- To cause to disappear or vanish; dispel:
- To disappear or make disappear
- To make a transition between shots in a cinematic work using a superimposition in which the first shot fades out while the second shot gradually appears.
To put an end to; discontinue:
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- To put an end to; discontinue:
- To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
- To come to an end; stop:
- (Intransitive) To stop marching.
- To walk lamely or move in an irregular fashion.
- To bring to a stop.
To continue to be in a place or condition:
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- To continue to be in a place or condition:
- To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings:
- To stop, halt, or check
To suspend an activity; cease.
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- To suspend an activity; cease.
- To stop for a time; cease at intervals; make or be intermittent; discontinue
To refer to an implied, rather than stated, word in the sentence in which it occurs
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- To refer to an implied, rather than stated, word in the sentence in which it occurs
- To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
- To hold (something) so that it hangs and swings loosely
To move or wave (a weapon, tool, bat, etc.) with a sweeping motion; flourish; brandish
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- To move or wave (a weapon, tool, bat, etc.) with a sweeping motion; flourish; brandish
- To ride on a swing.
- To suspend on hinges:
To signal by moving a hand, arm, light, etc. to and fro
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- To signal by moving a hand, arm, light, etc. to and fro
- To move or swing (something) as a signal; motion with (the hand, arms, etc.)
- To swing or brandish (a weapon)
- To move backward and forward on a swing
- To ride on a swing.
- To suspend on hinges:
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To put an end to; discontinue:
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- To put an end to; discontinue:
- To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
- To come to an end; stop:
To stop (someone engaged in an activity) by saying or doing something:
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- To stop (someone engaged in an activity) by saying or doing something:
- To break into or in upon (a discussion, train of thought, etc.)
- To cause an activity to stop by saying or doing something.
To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
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- To bring to an end in space or time; form the end or conclusion of; limit, bound, finish, or conclude
- To come to an end; reach a stopping point:
- To form an end or produce a result. Often used with in :
To briefly delay, suspend, or postpone a court proceeding. See also continuance. To briefly delay, suspend, or postpone a court proceeding. See also continuance.
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- To briefly delay, suspend, or postpone a court proceeding. See also continuance. To briefly delay, suspend, or postpone a court proceeding. See also continuance.
- To put off or suspend until a future time
- To move from one place to another:
To give in to the wish or judgment of another, as in showing respect; yield with courtesy (to)
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- To give in to the wish or judgment of another, as in showing respect; yield with courtesy (to)
- To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).
- To put off to a future time; postpone; delay
To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
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- To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
- To put off to a future time; postpone
- To stop for a while; linger
(Idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
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- (Idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
- (Idiomatic, intransitive) To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).
(Gram.) To put at or near the end of the sentence
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- (Gram.) To put at or near the end of the sentence
- To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
- To cause or arrange for (an event) to take place at a time later than the time at which it was originally supposed to happen.
To put back, as into a state or position
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- To put back, as into a state or position
- To send (money) in payment
- To let slacken; decrease
To put on a shelf or shelves
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- To put on a shelf or shelves
- To furnish or outfit with shelves.
- To put aside as though on a shelf:
To continue to be in a place or condition:
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- To continue to be in a place or condition:
- To pause; tarry; wait; delay
- To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings:
To postpone consideration of (a piece of legislation, for example); shelve.
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- To postpone consideration of (a piece of legislation, for example); shelve.
- To put on a table
- To enter in a list or table; tabulate.
- (Now rare) To put aside, avoid.
- (Law) To forgo or relinquish voluntarily (a right, privilege, claim, etc. which one is legally entitled to enforce)
- To voluntarily give up, abandon, or surrender a right, privilege or claim. Usually, a right may only be waived if the person so doing has full knowledge of what the consequences might be.
To serve food at a meal
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- To serve food at a meal
- To be a waiter or waitress at:
- To remain or stay in expectation of; await:
To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
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- To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
- To refer to an implied, rather than stated, word in the sentence in which it occurs
- To hold (something) so that it hangs and swings loosely
To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; — with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour.
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- To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; — with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour.
- To be determined, influenced, or contingent:
- To be determined by, be influenced by, or be contingent on:
(Baseball) To throw (a pitch) in such a manner as to fail to break.
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- (Baseball) To throw (a pitch) in such a manner as to fail to break.
- To swing, as on a hinge
- To attach oneself as a dependent or an impediment; cling.
To throw or fling:
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- To throw or fling:
- To throw (stones, etc.) with a sling
- To move by means of a sling; raise or lower in a sling:
(--- Informal) To move, travel, or come (by, over to, around to, etc.) in a casual manner, as by automobile
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- (--- Informal) To move, travel, or come (by, over to, around to, etc.) in a casual manner, as by automobile
- To hang; be suspended
- To suspend on hinges:
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Synonym Study
- To dissolve an assembly is to terminate it as constituted, so that an election must be held to reconstitute it
- Prorogue applies esp. to the formal dismissal of the British Parliament by the crown, subject to reassembly
- Adjourn is applied to the action of a deliberative body in bringing a session to a close, with the intention of resuming at a later time
- Postpone implies the intentional delaying of an action or event until a later time
- Suspend denotes the breaking off of proceedings, privileges, etc. for a time, sometimes for such an indefinite time as to suggest cancellation to suspend train service, to suspend a sentence
Find another word for suspend. In this page you can discover 79 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for suspend, like: reject, exclude, omit, postpone, defer, put off, discontinue, adjourn, interrupt, shelve and pigeonhole.
