Definitions for: Shelve


[v] hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
[v] place on a shelve; "shelve books"



Webster (1913) Definition: Shelve, v. t.
1. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a
library.

2. To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put
aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely;
as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.


Shelve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shelved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shelving.] [Perhapss originally from the same source as
shallow, but influenced by shelf a ledge, a platform.]
To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves
from the shore.

Synonyms: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, table

See Also: call, call off, cancel, delay, hold, lay, place, pose, position, probate, put, reprieve, reschedule, respite, set, suspend

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