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Noun suspension has 7 senses
- suspension - a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
 
--1 is a kind of mixture 
--1 has particulars: slurry; resuspension; mash; vapor, vapour
  - pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
 
--2 is a kind of time interval, interval 
--2 has particulars: 
 - abeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension
 
--3 is a kind of inaction, inactivity, inactiveness 
--3 has particulars: 
 - suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
 
--4 is a kind of interruption, break 
--4 has particulars: defervescence; remission, remittal, subsidence
  - suspension, suspension system - a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
 
--5 is a kind of mechanical system 
--5 is a part of 
--5 has parts: shock absorber, shock, cushion
  - suspension, dangling, hanging - the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
 
--6 is a kind of support, supporting 
 - suspension, temporary removal - a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
 
--7 is a kind of debarment 
--7 has particulars: rustication
   
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