Main Entry: shelve

Pronunciation: \ˈshelv\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): shelved; shelv·ing

Etymology: shelf

Date: 1598

transitive verb 1 : to furnish with shelves
2 : to place on a shelf <shelve books>
3 a : to remove from active service b : to put off or aside <shelve a project>intransitive verb : to slope in a formation like a shelf

— shelv·er noun