Shelve

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ʃɛlv/
• Rhymes: -É›lv

Origin

From (plural of) shelf.

Full definition of shelve

Verb

1. (transitive) to place on a shelfThe library needs volunteers to help shelve books.
2. (transitive) to store, set aside, quit, or haltThey shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost.
3. To furnish with shelves.to shelve a closet or a library
4. (Wales, slang) to have sex with

Synonyms

• (set aside) pigeonhole, table

Noun

1. A rocky ledge or shelf.
• 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.181:And all was stillness, save the sea-bird's cry,
  And dolphin's leap, and little billow crossed
  By some low rock or shelve, that made it fret
  Against the boundary it scarcely wet.

Anagrams

• helves