3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shelve \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shelve \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
shelve
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone},
{hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {set back}, {defer},
{remit}, {put off}]
2: place on a shelve; "shelve books"
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