shelve Definition

shelve
verb shelved, shelving

1. To place or store on a shelf.
2. To fit with shelves.
3. To postpone or put aside; to abandon.

Thesaurus: postpone, defer, delay, put off, suspend, halt, put on ice, table.
4. To remove from active service.
intr
5. Said of ground: to slope or incline.

Etymology: 16c: from shelf.