Shēlve1, v. t.
v. t. 1. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or library. 2. To place on a shelf; hence, to lay on the shelf, or put aside with a view to prevent re-appearance; as, to shelve a claim.
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Shelve
Shēlve2, v. i.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. SHELVED; p. pr. & vb. n. SHELVING.] [A-S. scelfan, scylfan, to waver, to reel.] To incline; to be sloping. “With rocks and shelving arches vaulted round.” Addison.