shelve

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verb

1. hold back to a later time (Freq. 1)
- let's postpone the exam
• Syn:
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table,
set back, defer, remit, put off
• Derivationally related forms:
putoff (for: put off), deferment (for: defer), deferral (for: defer), shelver, prorogation (for: prorogue), postponement (for: postpone), postponer (for: postpone)
• Hypernyms:
delay
• Hyponyms:
call, hold, suspend, probate, reprieve, respite
• Entailment:
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub, reschedule
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. place on a shelf
- shelve books
• Derivationally related forms:
shelver
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They shelve the goods