v.
Pronunciation: ' shelv
Function: verb
Inflected Form: shelved ; shelv · ing
Etymology: shelf
Date: 1598
transitive verb
1 : to furnish with shelves
2 : to place on a shelf < shelve books>
3 a : to remove from active service b : to put off or aside < shelve a project>
intransitive verb : to slope in a formation like a shelf
– shelv · er noun