Suspensionnoun
The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
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A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
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The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.
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The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
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The temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct.
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(education) The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension).
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(music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects.
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A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the Lord Ordinary.
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(topology) A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point.
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(topology) A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function's domain and codomain are suspensions of the original function's.
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(vehicle) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.
Suspensionnoun
The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
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Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
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A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.
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The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining; also, any substance in this state.
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A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations employed.
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A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary.
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The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf. Retardation.
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a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
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a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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temporary cessation or suspension
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an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
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a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
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the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely);
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a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
Syrupnoun
Any thick liquid that is added to or poured over food as a flavouring and has a high sugar content.
Syrupnoun
Any viscous liquid.
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A wig.
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Same as Sirup, Sirupy.
Syrupnoun
a thick sweet sticky liquid
Syrupnoun
a thick, sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in boiling water, often used for preserving fruit.
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a thick, sweet liquid containing medicine or used as a drink
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a thick, sticky liquid obtained from sugar cane as part of the processing of sugar.
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excessive sweetness or sentimentality of style or manner
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a wig
Syrup
In cooking, a syrup or sirup (from Arabic: شراب; sharāb, beverage, wine and Latin: sirupus) is a condiment that is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. Its consistency is similar to that of molasses.