1 The control lever of an airplane (1910+) 2  The steering wheel of a car, esp a hot rod (1950s+ Hot rodders) 3  The control lever for a computer or video game (1967+) 4  An opium pipe (1940s+ Narcotics) ( also joy-knob) The penis (1920+)
In the law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person accused or suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters in the United States often use the word suspect as a jargon when referring to the perpetrator of the offense (perp in dated US slang). However, in official definition, the perpetrator is the robber, assailant, counterfeiter, etc.âthe person who committed the crime.
[noncount] 1  She was charged with resisting arrest. 2  He has accused the police of wrongful arrest. [=of arresting someone who should not have been arrested] 3  The information has led to the arrest of three suspects. 4  The police placed/put her under arrest. [=the police arrested her]