verb
suspend
To hold something up without support from below.
Steel cables suspend the platform high above the stage.
Etymology
The source verb means hanging up. Suspension holds an object by an attachment above it instead of a base beneath it.
More examples
- We suspend the planter from a sturdy ceiling hook.
- Fine clay particles remain suspended in the water.
- The lamp is suspended by three thin wires.
Forms
suspend · suspends · suspended · suspending
suspension noun — The state of hanging from a support.