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1. (v.t.) shelve
to place on a shelf.
2. shelve
to put off or aside; defer.
3. shelve
to dismiss.
4. shelve
to furnish with shelves.
5. (v.i.) shelve
to slope gradually.
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| Definition of 'shelve' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
2. (verb) shelve
place on a shelf
"shelve books"
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| Definition of 'shelve' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) shelve
to furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library
2. (verb) shelve
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. (verb) shelve
to incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore
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Sense: to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later
The project has been shelved for the moment.
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 Afrikaans: opsysit |
 Arabic: يَضَعُ على الرَّف، يَضَعُ |
 Bulgarian: отлагам |
 Brazilian: arquivar |
 Czech: odložit |
 German: aufschieben |
 Danish: lægge på hylden |
 Greek: βάζω κτ. στο ράφι (μτφ.), |
 Spanish: quedar arrinconado |
 Estonian: (mõneks ajaks) kõrvale pa |
 Farsi: كنارگذاشتن |
 Finnish: hyllyttää |
 French: mettre en suspens |
 Hebrew: לִגנוֹז |
 Hindi: ताक पर रखना |
 Croatian: odložiti, odgoditi na dug |
 Hungarian: félretesz |
 Indonesian: menyingkirkan |
 Icelandic: leggja til hliðar/á hillu |
 Italian: accantonare |
 Japanese: 棚上げにする |
 Korean: 보류하다 |
 Lithuanian: atidėti |
 Latvian: atlikt; nolikt malā |
 Malay: mengetepikan |
 Dutch: opschorten |
 Norwegian: henlegge, legge på hylla |
 Polish: odłożyć na później/do szu |
 Persian: كنارگذاشتن |
 Pashto: ريونده كېدل، په تدريج مخ |
 Portuguese: arquivar |
 Romanian: a lăsa în suspans |
 Russian: откладывать |
 Slovak: odložiť |
 Slovenian: odložiti |
 Serbian: odložiti |
 Swedish: lägga på hyllan, bordlägg |
 Thai: เลื่อนไปก่อน |
 Turkish: rafa kaldırmak |
 Taiwanese: 擱置 |
 Ukrainian: відкладати |
 Urdu: ملتوی کرنا، ٹالنا |
 Vietnamese: xếp xó, bỏ vào ngăn kéo |
 Chinese: 搁置 |
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