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Definition of: shelve
(shelv) v. shelved, shelv·ing v.t.
1. To place on a shelf.
2. To postpone indefinitely; put aside.
3. To retire.
4. To provide or fit with shelves.
—v.i.
5. To incline gradually; slope. [<SHELF]
—shelv′y adjective
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