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shelve

Definitions


[ʃɛlv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf
(e.g: we had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day)

- decide not to proceed with (a project or plan), either temporarily or permanently
(e.g: plans to reopen the school have been shelved)

- fit with shelves
(e.g: one whole long wall was shelved)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘project like a shelf’ (Shakespearean usage)): from shelves, plural of shelf


[ʃɛlv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of ground) slope downwards in a specified manner or direction
(e.g: the ground shelved gently down to the water)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from shelf




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