English dictionary

shelve

/S//E/lv/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

hold back to a later time

verb.stative

Synonyms defer hold over postpone prorogue put off put over remit set back table

Source: WordNet 3.0
place on a shelf

verb.contact

Examples
Shelve books.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To furnish with shelves; as, to <i>shelve</i> a closet or a library.

verb

Source: webster1913
To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom <i>shelves</i> from the shore.

verb

Source: webster1913