shelve

IPA: ʃˈɛɫv

(archaic) A rocky shelf or ledge of a cliff, a mountain, etc.
A hamlet in Worthen with Shelve parish, western Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3399).
(archaic) Alternative spelling of shelf (“a reef, sandbar, or shoal”) [A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.]

(transitive)
To furnish (a place) with shelves; especially, to furnish (a library, etc.) with bookshelves.
To place (something) on a shelf; especially, to place or arrange (books) on a bookshelf.
(figurative) To place (something) in a certain location, as if on a shelf.
(slang) To take (drugs) by anal or vaginal insertion.
(Wales, slang) To have sex with (someone).
(figurative) To set aside (something), as if on a shelf.
To postpone or put aside, or entirely cease dealing with (a matter for discussion, a project, etc.).
(also reflexive) To remove (someone) from active service.
(intransitive, obsolete) To hang over or project like a shelf; to overhang.
(transitive, Britain, dialectal) To tilt or tip (a cart) to discharge its contents.
(intransitive)
Of land or a surface: to incline, to slope.
(obsolete) To be in an inclined or sloping position.

Examples of "shelve" in Sentences

The album is shelved in the U.S.
Don't shelve life quality data again.
Abe is about to shelve planned Takeshima event.
The demonstrations forced the plans to be shelved.
Owner is ready to shelve career at Country Cupboard.
Now, it is time to rummage through the kitchen shelves.
The government quickly resolved to shelve the initiative.
Brace for miners to shelve more projects as costs escalate.
The grey box on the left corner shelve is her Koli masala box.
The superior part of the tower is adorned by shelves of crowning.
The band felt dissatisfied with the song and they decided to shelve it.
TFS has a single command called shelve that copies changes to the server with a specified name.
Connie September, the acting chairwoman of the portfolio committee, welcomed the decision to "shelve" the game.
An official familiar with Gen. McChrystal's thinking said the officer would likely "shelve" Gen. McKiernan's request.
To put action to talk, she's requested that the county transpo authority "shelve" any further study of an F-line extension
Often enough, when major labels shelve debut albums or drop acts, it's no great cause for tears (except, of course, for the discarded artists).
I can think of a few people that I'd like to "shelve" for a while. on 03/17/2010, -3/+4Replace life terms and capital punishment with suspended animation.