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shelve

verb

1 shelve

Hold back to a later time.

synonyms: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, table.

Roget 678: not use; do without, dispense with, let alone, not touch, forbear, abstain, spare, waive, neglect; keep back, reserve.    lay up, lay by, ... show more

Roget 184: place, situate, locate, localize, make a place for, put, lay, set, seat, station, lodge, quarter, post, install; ... show more

Roget 460: be negligent etc. adj.; take no care of etc. (take care of) etc. 459; neglect; let slip, let go; lay aside, set aside, cst aside, ... show more

Dutch: aanhouden, opschuiven, temporiseren, uitstellen, verschuiven, vertragen

2 shelve

Place on a shelf.


Moby thesaurus: adjourn, ascend, bank, cant, careen, climb, continue, decline, defer, delay, descend, dip, dish, drag out, drop, extend, fall, fall away, fall off, give up ... show more.

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