Shelve

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA rocky ledge or shelf.

2.verbTo place on a shelf.

"The library needs volunteers to help shelve books."

3.verbTo set aside; to quit or postpone.

"They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost."

4.verbTo furnish with shelves.

"to shelve a closet or a library"

5.verbTo take (drugs) by anal or vaginal insertion.

6.verbTo have sex with.

7.verbTo slope; to incline; to form into shelves.

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