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Webster 1913 Edition
Shelve
Shelve
,Verb.
T.
1.
To furnish with shelves;
as, to
. shelve
a closet or a library2.
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 claimShelve
,Verb.
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 shoreWebster 1828 Edition
Shelve
SHELVE
,Verb.
T.
SHELVE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
shelve
shelve
English
Verb
shelve (third-person singular simple present shelves, present participle shelving, simple past and past participle shelved)
- (transitive) to place on a shelf
- The library needs volunteers to help shelve books.
- (transitive) to set aside, quit, or halt
- They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost.
- To furnish with shelves.
- to shelve a closet or a library
- (Wales, slang) to have sex with
Synonyms
- (set aside): pigeonhole, table
Translations
to place on a shelf
to set aside, quit, or halt
Noun
shelve (plural shelves)
- A rocky ledge or shelf.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.181:
- And all was stillness, save the sea-bird's cry, / And dolphin's leap, and little billow crossed / By some low rock or shelve, that made it fret / Against the boundary it scarcely wet.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.181: