v., shelved, shelv·ing, shelves.

v.tr.

1. To place or arrange on a shelf.
2. To put away as though on a shelf; put aside: “As usual, Dixon shelved this question” (Kingsley Amis). See synonyms at defer¹.
3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss.
4. To furnish or outfit with shelves.

v.intr.

To slope gradually; incline.

[From SHELF (on the model of such pairs as calf, calve).]

shelver shelv'er n.

verb

To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer¹, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, remit, stay¹, suspend, table, waive. Informal wait. Idioms: put on ice. See do/not do.

v

Definition: defer, postpone
Antonyms: carry out, do, execute, go ahead, implement

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: hold back to a later time
  Synonyms: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, set back, defer, remit, put off

Meaning #2: place on a shelve

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - lægge på hylden, sætte på hylden
v. intr. - skråne jævnt

2.
v. intr. - skråne jævnt

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitstellen, op de plank zetten, van planken voorzien, afhellen

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - garnir d'étagères, mettre sur les rayons
v. intr. - descendre en pente, pencher

2.
v. intr. - descendre en pente dans une certaine direction (le terrain)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - ins Regal stellen, zu den Akten legen, aufschieben, mit Fächern versehen

2.
v. - abfallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βάζω στο ράφι ή στο χρονοντούλαπο, καταπνίγω (οργή κ.λπ.), εφοδιάζω με ράφια, κατηφορίζω, κλίνω

Italiano (Italian)
accantonare, inclinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - abaixar-se gradualmente, diminuição gradual

Русский (Russian)
уступ, отлого спускаться, класть на полку, "класть под сукно", похоронить, увольнять, делать полки, устанавливать полки

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - poner en un estante
v. intr. - inclinarse

2.
v. intr. - hacer pendiente, estar en declive

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ställa upp på hyllan, sätta in i hyllan, lägga på hyllan, avlägsna, avskeda, förse med hyllor

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
放置架子上, 搁置, 渐渐倾斜, 成斜坡

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 放置架子上, 擱置
v. intr. - 漸漸傾斜, 成斜坡

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 선반 위에 얹다, ~을 뒤로 미루다, 퇴직 시키다
v. intr. - 선반 위에 얹다, ~을 보류하다, 해고하다

2.
v. intr. - (토지가) 완만하게 경사를 이루다, 비탈지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 棚に載せる, 棚を付ける, 解雇する, 棚上げする, 延期する, なだらかに傾斜する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصرف من ألخدمه, يضع على رف, يزود برفوف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ערך על מדף, דחה (לעתיד), פיטר‬
v. intr. - ‮השתפע בהדרגה, נטה‬
v. intr. - ‮השתפע בהדרגה (כלפי מטה) בצורה מסוימת‬

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shelve	Storage Shelve Units