Shelve (?), v. t. 1.
To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a
library.
2. To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the
shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely;
as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.
Shelve, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Shelved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Shelving.] [Perhapss originally from the same source as
shallow, but influenced by shelf a ledge, a platform.]
To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom
shelves from the shore.
Shelve (?), v. t. 1.
To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a
library.
2. To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the
shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely;
as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.
Shelve, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Shelved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Shelving.] [Perhapss originally from the same source as
shallow, but influenced by shelf a ledge, a platform.]
To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom
shelves from the shore.
