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shelve |
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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