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shelve shelve definition

shelve


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shelve 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  shelve 
 
  Sense  1 
  postpone,  hold  over  put  over  table,  shelve,  set  back  defer,  remit,  put  off 
  =>  call 
  =>  hold 
  =>  respite 
  =>  suspend 
  =>  probate 
  =>  reprieve,  respite 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shelve 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  shelve 
 
  Sense  1 
  postpone,  hold  over  put  over  table,  shelve,  set  back  defer,  remit,  put  off 
  =>  call 
  =>  hold 
  =>  respite 
  =>  suspend 
  =>  probate 
  =>  reprieve,  respite 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  shelve 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  shelve 
 
  Sense  1 
  postpone,  hold  over  put  over  table,  shelve,  set  back  defer,  remit,  put  off 
  =>  cancel,  call  off 
  =>  reschedule 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  shelve 
 
  2  senses  of  shelve 
 
  Sense  1 
  postpone,  hold  over  put  over  table,  shelve,  set  back  defer,  remit,  put  off 
  =>  delay 
 
  Sense  2 
  shelve 
  =>  put  set  place  pose,  position,  lay 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  shelve 
 
  shelve  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  shelve 
 
  Sense  1 
  postpone,  hold  over  put  over  table,  shelve,  set  back  defer,  remit,  put  off 
  =>  delay 
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  Sense  2 
  shelve 
  =>  put  set  place  pose,  position,  lay 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  shelve 
  shelver 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shelve 
 
  The  verb  shelve  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  postpone,  hold  over  put  over  table,  shelve,  set  back  defer,  remit,  put  off  --  (hold  back  to  a  later  time;  "let's  postpone  the  exam") 
  2.  shelve  --  (place  on  a  shelve;  "shelve  books") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shelve 
 
  The  verb  shelve  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  postpone,  hold  over  put  over  table,  shelve,  set  back  defer,  remit,  put  off  --  (hold  back  to  a  later  time;  "let's  postpone  the  exam") 
  2.  shelve  --  (place  on  a  shelve;  "shelve  books") 



shelve definition