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Suspended High Place Hanging Mobile Birds Nursery Rhyme

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If something is s________ from a high place, it is hanging from that place.If something is suspended from a high place, it is hanging from that place.
...a mobile of birds or nursery rhyme characters which could be suspended over the cot.
...chandeliers suspended on heavy chains from the ceiling.
word suspend
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verb
If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it.
The union suspended strike action this week.
Aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys.
If someone is suspended, they are prevented from holding a particular job or position for a fixed length of time or until a decision is made about them.
Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident.
Buchanan was suspended for a year from Georgetown University after brawling with police.
The Lawn Tennis Association suspended him from the British team.
If something is suspended from a high place, it is hanging from that place.
...a mobile of birds or nursery rhyme characters which could be suspended over the cot.
...chandeliers suspended on heavy chains from the ceiling.
inflections suspendssuspendingsuspended
cefr-level B2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2

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