<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to hang by attachment to something above</li><li>to attach so as to allow free movement</li><li>to keep from falling, sinking, forming a deposit, etc., as if by hanging</li><li>to hold or keep undetermined; refrain from forming or concluding definitely</li><li>to defer or postpone</li><li>to cause to cease or bring to a stop or stay, usually for a time</li><li>to cause to cease for a time from operation or effect, as a law, rule, privilege, service, or the like</li><li>to debar, usually for a limited time, from the exercise of an office or function or the enjoyment of a privilege</li><li>to keep in a mood or feeling of expectation or incompleteness; keep waiting in suspense</li><li>to prolong (a note or tone) into the next chord</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to come to a stop, usually temporarily; cease from operation for a time</li><li>to stop payment; be unable to meet financial obligations</li><li>to hang or be suspended, as from another object</li><li>to be suspended, as in a liquid, gas, etc.</li></ul>