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be suspended in something — to float without moving in a liquid or gas He seemed to be suspended in mid air … English dictionary
suspended — suspended, pendent, pendulous can mean hanging from or remaining in place as if hanging from a support. Suspended may imply attachment from a point or points above so that a thing swings freely or is held steady in its proper place or position… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Suspended — For other uses, see suspension. Infobox VG| title = Suspended: A Cryogenic Nightmare developer = Infocom publisher = Infocom designer = Michael Berlyn engine = ZIL released = Release 5: February 22, 1983Release 7: April 19, 1983 Release 8: May 21 … Wikipedia
Suspended in Gaffa — Infobox Single Name = Suspended in Gaffa Artist = Kate Bush from Album = The Dreaming B side = Ne t enfuis pas Released = 1982 Format = 7 single Recorded = 1982 Genre = New Wave, Rock Length = 3:50 Label = EMI Writer = Kate Bush Producer = Kate… … Wikipedia
Something Corporate — Infobox musical artist Name = Something Corporate Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Orange County, California, United States Genre = Piano rock emo Years active = 1998–Present Label = Drive Thru, Geffen … Wikipedia
Suspended — Suspend Sus*pend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L. suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus (see {Sub }) + pendere to hang. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suspended sentence — noun (C) a punishment given by a court in which the criminal will only go to prison if they do something else illegal within a particular period of time: a two year suspended sentence … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
suspended animation — sus.pended ani mation n [U] 1.) a state in which a person or creature is unconscious and their body works very slowly, but from which they can wake up when the situation is right 2.) a feeling that you cannot do anything because you are waiting… … Dictionary of contemporary English
suspended animation — sus|pend|ed an|i|ma|tion [ sə,spendəd ænı meıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) a state that is almost like death, achieved by making the body processes of a person or animal work much more slowly than normal 2. ) a situation in which someone feels they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suspended animation — UK [səˌspendɪd ænɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [səˌspendəd ænɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) a state that is almost like death, achieved by making the body processes of a person or animal work much more slowly than normal 2) a situation in which someone… … English dictionary