About The Word Shelve
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Shelve
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What's The Definition Of Shelve?
[v] hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
[v] place on a shelve; "shelve books" Synonyms | Synonyms for Shelve: defer | hold over | postpone | prorogue | put off | put over | remit | set back | table Related Terms | Find terms related to Shelve: See Also | call | call off | cancel | delay | hold | lay | place | pose | position | probate | put | reprieve | reschedule | respite | set | suspend Shelve In Webster's Dictionary \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. |
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