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# suspender

noun (a suspender, suspenders)

«suspender» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (US, Canada) Suspenders are straps that go over the shoulders to hold trousers up; British people call these braces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspender/#m1)
2. (UK, Ireland, Australia) A suspender is an elastic strap that holds up a stocking or sock; suspender belts were worn by women and sock suspenders by men in the past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspender/#m2)

### In the lessons

This word means different things in different countries — a famous trap. A US «suspenders» is a UK «braces». In the past, gentlemen wore sock suspenders under their trousers; in old books and photos you may see them. Usually used in the plural: «a pair of suspenders».

### Examples

- Grandpa wears red suspenders to hold up his jeans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspender/#x1)
- In Britain, those straps are called braces, not suspenders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspender/#x2)
- The clown's trousers fell down when his suspenders snapped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspender/#x3)
- Old-fashioned sock suspenders kept socks from slipping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspender/#x4)
- He clipped his suspenders to his trousers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspender/#x5)
- Firefighters wear suspenders on their heavy trousers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspender/#x6)
- And he knew one thing more: he could embroider suspenders with roses and other flowers, and with arabesques, for he was a tasty, light-fingered fellow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspender/#x7)

### Note

Usually plural: suspenders, «a pair of suspenders». UK braces = US suspenders. Don't confuse with suspend (to hang up, or to stop for a time) or suspense (waiting nervously).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «suspender» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suspender/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«suspender» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspender.html) on Mova free.