shelve
Meaning
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- To furnish (a place) with shelves; especially, to furnish (a library, etc.) with bookshelves.
- To place (something) on a shelf; especially, to place or arrange (books) on a bookshelf.
- (slang) To place (something) in a certain location, as if on a shelf.
- (slang) To place (something) in a certain location, as if on a shelf.
- To set aside (something), as if on a shelf.
- To set aside (something), as if on a shelf.
- (obsolete) To hang over or project like a shelf; to overhang.
Synonyms
yield
go backward
consign to oblivion
stay unnecessarily long
close a case
be different
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɛlv/
Etymology
In summary
The verb is a back-formation from shelves, the plural of shelf (“flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects”). The noun is derived from sense 2 (“(obsolete) to hang over or project like a shelf”).
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