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Meaning of 'shelve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shelve [ v. i.]
- To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
2 . Shelve [ v. t.]
- To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.
- 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.

Meaning of 'shelve' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shelve [ v]
Meaning (1):
- hold back to a later time
Example in sentence:
  • let's postpone the exam
Meaning (2):
- place on a shelf
Example in sentence:
  • shelve books

Nearby Words:

she shea tree sheading sheaf sheafy sheal shealing shear shearbill sheard

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