shelve in English dictionary

  • shelve

    Meanings and definitions of "shelve"

    • (transitive) to place on a shelf
    • (transitive) to store, set aside, quit, or halt
    • (Welsh, slang) to have sex with
    • A rocky ledge or shelf.
    • noun
      A rocky ledge or shelf.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to place on a shelf
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to set aside, quit, or halt
    • verb
      To furnish with shelves.
    • verb
      (Wales, slang)
      to have sex with
    • to store, set aside, quit, or halt
    • To group a set of changes into a shelveset.
    • verb
      hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
    • verb
      place on a shelf; "shelve books"

    Synonyms of "shelve" in English dictionary

    put, set back, hold over are the top synonyms of "shelve" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of shelve

    • shelve ( plural  shelves)
    • shelve ( third-person singular simple present shelves, present participle shelving, simple past and past participle shelved)
    • shelve (plural shelves)
    • shelve (third-person singular simple present shelves, present participle shelving, simple past and past participle shelved)
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