Thesaurus: shelve

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1. v. t. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. i. To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
4. v. hold back to a later time
5. v. place on a shelf
6. 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. To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
7. To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelvesfrom the shore.