Word Meaning

shelve definition and meaning

v. t. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.
v. t. 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.
v. i. To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.

Crossword clues for shelve

- Postpone
- Postpone Indefinitely
- Put aside or postpone
- Put off
- Put on back burner
- Set aside
- Sh! Elves endlessly put things aside
- Slope
- Some sheepish elves defer