verb (~d; shelving) Etymology: shelf Date: 1598 transitive verb to furnish with ~s, to place on a shelf , 3. to remove from active service, to put off or aside , intransitive verb to slope in a formation like a shelf, ~r noun
SHELVE
Meaning of SHELVE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012