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shelving |
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 -------------- Sense 2 shelve => put set place pose, position, lay -------------- 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")
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