Shelve

v. t.	1.	To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.
	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.
v. i.	1.	To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore. [imp. & p. p. Shelved ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shelving.]

Verb	1.	shelve - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" Synonyms: postpone, prorogue, put off, defer, set back, table, put over, remit, hold over
	2.	shelve - place on a shelve; "shelve books"

adjourn, ascend, bank, cant, careen, climb, continue, decline, defer, delay, descend, dip, dish, drag out, drop, extend, fall, fall away, fall off, give up, go downhill, go uphill, grade, hang fire, hang up, hold off, hold over, hold up, incline, keel, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay over, lean, list, pigeonhole, pitch, postpone, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, push aside, put aside, put away, put in mothballs, put off, put on ice, rake, recess, reserve, retreat, rise, set aside, set by, shift off, sideline, sidle, slant, sleep on, slope, stand over, stave off, stay, store, stow, stretch out, suspend, swag, sway, table, table the motion, take a recess, tilt, tip, uprise, waive

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