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1. Hold back to a later time
   "let's shelve the exam";
   - postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table [N. Amer], set back, defer, remit, put off
    
2. Place on a shelf
   "shelve books"

Derived forms: shelves, shelving, shelved

Type of: delay, lay, place, pose, position, put, set

Encyclopedia: Shelve