SHELVE


Meaning of SHELVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshelv ]

verb

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.