Sekirov Dictionary

shelve

/ʃɛlv/

verb13

  1. To place (something) on a shelf; especially, to place or arrange (books) on a bookshelf.
  2. To set aside (something), as if on a shelf.
  3. (figurative) To postpone or put aside, or entirely cease dealing with (a matter for discussion, a project, etc.).
  4. [with oneself] (figurative) To remove (someone) from active service.
  5. To place (something) in a certain location, as if on a shelf.
  6. To extend via a series of projecting shelves.
  7. Of land or a surface: to incline, to slope.
  8. To be in an inclined or sloping position.
  9. (slang, figurative) To take (drugs) by anal or vaginal insertion.
  10. (slang, figurative) To have sex with (someone).
  11. To furnish (a place) with shelves; especially, to furnish (a library, etc.) with bookshelves.
  12. (dialect, UK) To tilt or tip (a cart) to discharge its contents.
  13. (no longer used) To hang over or project like a shelf; to overhang.

noun1

  1. (no longer used) A rocky shelf or ledge of a cliff, a mountain, etc.
forms

shelved · shelving · shelves · shelveth

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