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    shelve
    /ʃɛlv/

    verb

    • 1. place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf: "we had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day"
    • 2. decide not to proceed with (a project or plan), either temporarily or permanently: "plans to reopen the school have been shelved"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHELVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SHELVE definition: 1. to not take action on something until a later time: 2. to put something onto shelves, or to fix…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shelveShelve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SHELVE is to furnish with shelves. How to use shelve in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHELVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SHELVE meaning: 1. to not take action on something until a later time: 2. to put something onto shelves, or to fix…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › shelveSHELVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Shelve definition: to place (something) on a shelf or shelves.. See examples of SHELVE used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › shelveShelve - definition of shelve by The Free Dictionary

    1. to place on a shelf. 2. to provide with shelves. 3. to put aside or postpone from consideration. 4. to dismiss or cause to retire. [C16: from shelves, plural of shelf] ˈshelver n. shelve. ( ʃɛlv) vb. ( intr) to slope away gradually; incline. [C16: origin uncertain]

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishshelve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    [transitive] shelve something to decide not to continue with a plan, either for a short time or permanently synonym put on ice. The government has shelved the idea until at least next year. Plans to expand the company have been quietly shelved.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHELVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. verb. If someone shelves a plan or project, they decide not to continue with it, either for a while or permanently. Atlanta has shelved plans to include golf in the 1996 Games. [VERB noun] Sadly, the project has now been shelved. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: postpone, put off, defer, table [US] More Synonyms of shelve.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSHELVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SHELVE definition: to decide not to continue with a plan: . Learn more.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shelveShelve - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of shelve. verb. place on a shelf. “ shelve books”. see more. verb. hold back to a later time. synonyms: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, table. see more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › shelveShelve Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Shelve Definition. shĕlv. shelved, shelves, shelving. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. shelved, shelves, shelving. To put on a shelf or shelves. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To lay aside as if on a shelf; defer. To shelve a discussion. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.