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- Dictionaryshelve/ʃɛlv/
verb
- 1. place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf: "we had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day"
- 2. decide not to proceed with (a project or plan), either temporarily or permanently: "plans to reopen the school have been shelved"
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SHELVED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of shelve 2. to not take action on something until a later time…. Learn more.
SHELVE definition: 1. to not take action on something until a later time: 2. to put something onto shelves, or to fix…. Learn more.
1. To place or arrange on a shelf: shelved the products in the grocery store. 2. To put aside as though on a shelf: "As usual, Dixon shelved this question" (Kingsley Amis). See Synonyms at defer 1. 3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss: workers who were shelved during the recession. 4. To furnish or outfit with shelves. v.intr.
SHELVED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of shelve 2. to not take action on something until a later time…. Learn more.
If 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. verb.
[transitive] shelve something to decide not to continue with a plan, either for a short time or permanently synonym put on ice. The government has shelved the idea until at least next year. Plans to expand the company have been quietly shelved. Definitions on the go.
1. transitive verb. If someone shelves a plan or project, they decide not to continue with it, either for a while or permanently. King County has shelved plans to build a driving range. Synonyms: postpone, put off, defer, table [US] More Synonyms of shelve. 2.
