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Definition of Shelve
1. Verb. Hold back to a later time. "Let's postpone the exam"
Exact synonyms: Defer, Hold Over, Postpone, Prorogue, Put Off, Put Over, Remit, Set Back, Table
Entails: Reschedule, Call Off, Cancel, Scratch, Scrub
Generic synonyms: Delay
Specialized synonyms: Call, Hold, Suspend, Probate, Reprieve, Respite
Derivative terms: Deferment, Deferral, Postponement, Postponer, Prorogation, Putoff, Shelver
Entails: Reschedule, Call Off, Cancel, Scratch, Scrub
Generic synonyms: Delay
Specialized synonyms: Call, Hold, Suspend, Probate, Reprieve, Respite
Derivative terms: Deferment, Deferral, Postponement, Postponer, Prorogation, Putoff, Shelver
2. Verb. Place on a shelf. "They shelve the goods"; "Shelve books"
Definition of Shelve
1. v. t. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.
2. v. i. To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
Definition of Shelve
1. Verb. (transitive) to place on a shelf ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to store, set aside, quit, or halt ¹
3. Verb. (Wales slang) to have sex with ¹
4. Noun. A rocky ledge or shelf. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shelve
1. to place on a shelf [v SHELVED, SHELVING, SHELVES]
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