Definitions for "Shelve"
Keywords:  postpone
To postpone.
To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.
To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.
Keywords:  furnish, closet, library
To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.
Keywords:  books, place
place on a shelve; "shelve books"