Uk English Meaning of shelve

shelf

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Definitions and Meaning of shelve in English

Wordnet

shelve (v)

hold back to a later time

place on a shelf

Webster

shelve (v. t.)

To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.

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.

Webster

shelve (v. i.)

To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.

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shelf

hold back to a later time, place on a shelfTo furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library., To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to pu

defer,delay,postpone,put over,remit,Suspend,wait,detain,extend,Hesitate

Act,deal (with),do,work (on),decide (upon)

shelty => Sheltie, shelton jackson lee => Shelton Jackson Lee, sheltie => sheltie, sheltery => shelter, shelterless => Homeless,