SHELVE


Meaning of SHELVE in English

1. v.tr.

1. put (books etc.) on a shelf.

2 a abandon or defer (a plan etc.). b remove (a person) from active work etc.

3 fit (a cupboard etc.) with shelves.

Derivatives:

shelver n. shelving n.

Etymology: shelves pl. of SHELF 2. v.intr. (of ground etc.) slope in a specified direction (land shelved away to the horizon).

Etymology: perh. f. shelvy (adj.) having underwater reefs f. shelve (n.) ledge, f. SHELVE(1)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.