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Shopping The largest selection of SHELVE products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France.
TV Shop As seen on TV: beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products.
shelve > 2 senses
VERB1shelve, postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, set back, defer, remit, put offHold back to a later time
2shelvePlace on a shelf
shelve > pronunciation
Soundssheh'lv
Rhymesdelve, twelve
shelve > verb 1, stative
MeaningHold back to a later time.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymspostpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, set back, defer, remit, put off
Broaderdelay
Narrowercall; hold; suspend; probate; reprieve, respite
Entailsreschedule; cancel, call off, scratch, scrub
Nounsshelver
shelve > verb 2, contact
MeaningPlace on a shelf.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey shelve the goods
Examples"shelve books"
Broaderput, set, place, pose, position, lay
Nounsshelver

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