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View usage for: (ʃelv) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense shelves, present participle shelving, past tense, past participle shelved1. verbIf someone shelves a plan or project, they decide not to continue with it, either for a while or permanently. Atlanta has shelved plans to include golf in the 1996 Games. [VERB noun] Sadly, the project has now been shelved. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: postpone, put off, defer, table [US] More Synonyms of shelve 2. verbIf an area of ground next to or under the sea shelves, it slopes downwards. The shoreline shelves away steeply. [VERB adverb/preposition] ...a gently shelving beach. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: bulging, poppingof an eye, proud [dialect], prominent More Synonyms of shelve 3. Shelves is the plural of shelf. shelve in British English 1 (ʃɛlv) verb (transitive)2. to provide with shelves 3. to put aside or postpone from consideration 4. to dismiss or cause to retire Derived forms shelver (ˈshelver) noun Word origin C16: from shelves, plural of shelfshelve in British English 2 (ʃɛlv) verb(intransitive) to slope away gradually; incline Word origin C16: origin uncertain shelve in American English (ʃɛlv) verb intransitive1. Word forms: shelved or ˈshelving to incline or slope gradually verb transitive3. to put on a shelf or shelves 4. a. to lay aside as if on a shelf; defer to shelve a discussion b. to dismiss or retire from active service Examples of 'shelve' in a sentenceshelve British English: shelve VERB If someone shelves a plan or project, they decide not to continue with it, either for a while or permanently. The authorities has shelved plans to build a driving range. - American English: shelve
- Brazilian Portuguese: engavetar
- Chinese: 搁置
- European Spanish: dar carpetazo a
- French: mettre en veilleuse
- German: aufschieben
- Italian: accantonare
- Japanese: 棚上げにする
- Korean: 보류하다
- European Portuguese: engavetar
- Latin American Spanish: archivar
Definition to put aside or postpone Sadly, the project has now been shelved. Synonyms put off table (US) put aside hold over mothball pigeonhole lay aside put on ice put on the back burner (informal) hold in abeyance take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal) Definition to slope away gradually The shoreline shelves away steeply. Additional synonymsDefinition to delay until a future time Customers often defer payment for as long as possible. Synonyms postpone, delay, put off, suspend, shelve, set aside, adjourn, hold over, procrastinate, put on ice (informal), put on the back burner (informal), protract, take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal), prorogue Definition to move or fall to a lower level, pitch, etc. Disaster struck as the plane descended through the mist. Synonyms fall, drop, sink, go down, plunge, dive, tumble, plummet, subside, move down Definition to put out of one's mind I dismissed the thought from my mind. Synonyms banish, drop, dispel, shelve, discard, set aside, eradicate, cast out, lay aside, put out of your mind - shellfish
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Additional synonymsDefinition to fall or allow (something) to fall vertically The mysterious object dropped into the ocean and made a huge splash. Synonyms plunge, fall, dive, tumble, descend, plummetDefinition to forbid by law the exchange or collection of (loans, assets, etc.) They have already frozen their aid programme. Synonyms suspend, stop, shelve, curb, cut short, discontinueSynonyms put off, file, postpone, shelve, deferDefinition to drop down; plunge The car plummeted off a cliff. Synonyms plunge, fall, drop, crash, tumble, swoop, stoop, nosedive, descend rapidly Definition to descend very suddenly or steeply I plunged into the water after them. Synonyms descend, fall, drop, crash, pitch, sink, go down, dive, tumble, plummet, nosedive Definition to cause (something) to stop temporarily The union suspended strike action this week. Synonyms postpone, delay, put off, arrest, cease, interrupt, shelve, withhold, defer, adjourn, hold off, cut short, discontinue, lay aside, put in cold storage |