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suspender n : elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) [syn: brace, gallus]

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English

Noun

suspender (Plural: suspenders)
  1. Something or someone who suspends.
  2. An item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used hold up trousers. Called braces in other parts of the world.
  3. An item of apparel consisting of a band of elastic material, worn around the thigh and used to hold up a stocking; a garter

Translations

Something or someone who suspends
an item used hold up trousers
a garter

Spanish

Verb

suspender
  1. to suspend

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Conjugation

es-conj-er suspend

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

bar, belt, boom, braces, button, clotheshorse, clothespin, crane, gallows, galluses, garter, gibbet, hake, hanger, hook, horse, knob, nail, pair of suspenders, peg, pothook, ring, spar, stud, supporter, suspenders, suspensory, yard, yardarm
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