What does "shelve" mean?
Shelve: To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.
Additional senses
- 2.To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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