v. t. 1. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Shelved p. pr. & vb. n. Shelving. ] [ Perhapss originally from the same source as shallow, but influenced by shelf a ledge, a platform. ] To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore. [ 1913 Webster ]
[にぎりつぶす, nigiritsubusu] (v5s, vt) (1) to crush (with one's hands); (2) to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother
Brett { n }; Bord { n } | Bretter { pl } | ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben
shelf | shelves | to be a blockhead
Buch { n }; Heft { n } | Bücher { pl } | lieferbare Bücher | Buch aufnehmen | Buch einordnen | Buch absignieren | (Buch) durchblättern | in ein Buch vertieft sein | wie es im Buche steht | vorhandene Bücher in der Bibliothek | ein Buch mit sieben Siegeln [ übtr. ]
book | books | books in print | to catalogue a book; to list a book | to put the book in order; to shelve a book | to check books against readers' requests | to flip through | to be sunk in a book | a textbook example | books available in the library | a sealed book
Bücherregal { n }; Bücherbrett { n }; Bücherbord { n } | Bücherregale { pl }; Bücherbretter { pl }; Bücherborde { pl }; Büchergestelle { pl }