shelve
noun
1. A rocky ledge or shelf.
verb
1. hold back to a later time
Similar word(s): defer, postpone, prorogue, remit, table
Definition categories: stative, delay
2. place on a shelf
- shelve books
Definition categories: contact, lay, place, pose, position, put, set
Sentences with shelve as a verb:
- The library needs volunteers to help shelve books.
- They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost.
- to shelve a closet or a library