Meaning Of Shelve

v. t.

To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.

v. t.

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.

v. i.

To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.