shelve

shelve  (shlv)

v. shelved, shelv·ing, shelves

v.tr.

1. To place or arrange on a shelf.

2. To put away as though on a shelf; put aside: "As usual, Dixon shelved this question" (Kingsley Amis). See Synonyms at defer¹.

3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss.

4. To furnish or outfit with shelves.

v.intr.

To slope gradually; incline.

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[From shelf (on the model of such pairs as calf, calve).]

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shelver n.

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shelve ¹

Verb

[shelving, shelved]

1. to put aside or postpone: to shelve a project

2. to place (something, such as a book) on a shelf

3. to provide with shelves: to shelve a cupboard

4. to dismiss (someone) from active service [from shelves, plural of shelf]

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shelve ²

Verb

[shelving, shelved] to slope away gradually [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	shelve - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" postpone, prorogue, put off, defer, set back, table, put over, remit, hold over delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended" probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence reprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
	2.	shelve - place on a shelf; "shelve books" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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shelve

verb postpone, put off, defer, table U.S. dismiss, freeze, suspend, put aside, hold over, mothball, pigeonhole, lay aside, put on ice, put on the back burner (informal) hold in abeyance, take a rain check on U.S., Canad. (informal)

Translations

shelve [ʃɛlv] vt (fig) → dar carpetazo a

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shelve [ʃɛlv] vt (fig) → mettre en suspens or en sommeil

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shelve [ʃɛlv] vt (fig) (plan) → ad acta legen

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shelve [ʃɛlv] vt (fig) → accantonare, rimandare

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shelve, shelves shelf