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2 N‑UNCOUNT If you describe someone as being in a state of suspended animation , you mean that they have become inactive and are doing nothing. □  She lay in a state of suspended animation, waiting for dawnlight, when she would rise.

sus|pe nd|ed se n|tence (suspended sentences ) N‑COUNT If a criminal is given a suspended sentence , they are given a prison sentence which they have to serve if they commit another crime within a specified period of time. □  John was given a four-month suspended sentence.

sus|pend|er /səspe ndə ^r / (suspenders )

1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Suspenders are the fastenings which hold up a woman's stockings. [BRIT ] in AM, use garters 2 N‑PLURAL [oft a pair of N ] Suspenders are a pair of straps that go over someone's shoulders and are fastened to their trousers at the front and back to prevent the trousers from falling down. [AM ] in BRIT, use braces

sus|pe nd|er belt (suspender belts ) N‑COUNT A suspender belt is a piece of underwear for women that is used for holding up stockings. [BRIT ] in AM, use garter belt

sus|pense /səspe ns/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Suspense is a state of excitement or anxiety about something that is going to happen very soon, for example about some news that you are waiting to hear. □  The England manager will end the suspense at a team meeting tomorrow.

2 PHRASE If you keep or leave someone in suspense , you deliberately delay telling them something that they are very eager to know about. □  Keppler kept all his men in suspense until that morning.

sus|pense|ful /səspe nsfʊl/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A suspenseful story makes you feel excited or anxious about what is going to happen in the story next. □  …a suspenseful and sinister tale.

sus|pen|sion /səspe nʃ ^ə n/ (suspensions )

1 N‑UNCOUNT The suspension of something is the act of delaying or stopping it for a while or until a decision is made about it. □ [+ of ] A strike by British Airways ground staff has led to the suspension of flights between London and Manchester.

2 N‑VAR Someone's suspension is their removal from a job or position for a period of time or until a decision is made about them. □  The minister warned that any civil servant not at his desk faced immediate suspension.

3 N‑VAR A vehicle's suspension consists of the springs and other devices attached to the wheels, which give a smooth ride over uneven ground.

sus|pe n|sion bridge (suspension bridges ) N‑COUNT A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that is supported from above by cables.

sus|pi|cion ◆◇◇ /səsp I ʃ ^ə n/ (suspicions )

1 N‑VAR [oft N that, under N ] Suspicion or a suspicion is a belief or feeling that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong. □  There was a suspicion that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for dope testing. □  The police said their suspicions were aroused because Mr Owens had other marks on his body. □  Scotland Yard had assured him he was not under suspicion. [Also + of ]

2 N‑VAR If there is suspicion of someone or something, people do not trust them or consider them to be reliable. □ [+ of ] …the traditional British suspicion of psychotherapy. □ [+ of ] He may have had some suspicions of Michael Foster, the editor of the journal.

3 N‑COUNT [oft N that] A suspicion is a feeling that something is probably true or is likely to happen. □  I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed.

4 N‑SING A suspicion of something is a very small amount of it. [WRITTEN ] □ [+ of ] …large blooms of white with a suspicion of pale pink.

sus|pi|cious /səsp I ʃəs/