shelve

/ʃɛlv/

noun

  1. 1

    A rocky ledge or shelf.

verb

  1. 1

    To place on a shelf.

    The library needs volunteers to help shelve books.
  2. 2

    To set aside; to quit or postpone.

    They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost.
  3. 3

    To furnish with shelves.

    to shelve a closet or a library
  4. 4

    To take (drugs) by anal or vaginal insertion.

  5. 5

    To have sex with.

  6. 6

    To slope; to incline; to form into shelves.

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