noun
definition
A rocky ledge or shelf.
verb
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To place on a shelf.
example
The library needs volunteers to help shelve books.
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To set aside; to quit or postpone.
example
They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost.
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To furnish with shelves.
example
to shelve a closet or a library
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To take (drugs) by anal or vaginal insertion.
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To have sex with.
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To slope; to incline; to form into shelves.
Examples of shelve in a Sentence
I guess we can shelve that one for a while.
This effort to shelve the dispute was quite in vain.
After a period of wavering Mr Kossuth had consented to shelve for the time the question of the separate bank, and on the strength of this Dr Wekerle advised the crown to entrust to him the formation of a government.
Sometimes the shelve are curved like a half cylinder to provide a nice place for the cat to sleep.
They can also be found on shingle beaches and on rocky shores that shelve gradually into the water allowing easy access.
Veterans of Splinter Cell should easily shelve this game in 4 hours or under.