Definitions for shelve
ʃɛlvshelve

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put offverb

   hold back to a later time

   "let's postpone the exam"

2. shelveverb

   place on a shelf

   "shelve books"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shelvenoun

   A rocky ledge or shelf.

2. shelveverb

   to place on a shelf

   The library needs volunteers to help shelve books.

3. shelveverb

   to store, set aside, quit, or halt

   They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost.

4. shelveverb

   to have sex with

5. Etymology: From (plural of) shelf.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shelve

   Şəlvə (Shalva) is a village in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan.

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1. shelve

   To shelve means to place, store, or display something on a shelf. It can also mean to decide not to continue with a plan or project, either temporarily or permanently. The term is often used in the context of books, projects, ideas, or policies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shelveverb

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

2. Shelveverb

   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. Shelveverb

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

4. Etymology: [Perhapss originally from the same source as shallow, but influenced by shelf a ledge, a platform.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shelve

   shelv, v.t. to furnish with shelves: to place on a shelf; to put aside.—n. Shel′ving, the furnishing with shelves: the act of placing on a shelf: shelves or materials for shelves.

2. Shelve

   shelv, v.i. to slope, incline.—n. a ledge.—n. Shel′ving, a shelving place: (rare) a bank.—adj. Shel′vy, sloping, shallow. [Prob. ult. from Ice. skelgja-sk, to come askew—skjálgr, wry.]

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Anagrams for shelve »

1. helves

2. shevel

How to pronounce shelve?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shelve in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shelve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of shelve in a Sentence

1. Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart:

   Compared to earlier in the year, we know a lot more and can shelve some concerns, we are getting closer and closer to what feels like a healed state.

2. Adam Liu:

   So far, it seems that Xi badly needs a fast recovery of the economy, and has chosen to shelve the debt problem for later.

3. Dianne Feinstein:

   History will judge us by our commitment to a just society governed by law and the willingness to face an ugly truth and say 'never again', there may never be the right time to release this report. ... But this report is too important to shelve indefinitely.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shelve
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shelve
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelve
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelve
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=shelve