English verb: shelve | |||
1. | shelve (stative) hold back to a later time | ||
Samples | Let's postpone the exam. | ||
Synonyms | defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, table | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | delay | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | call, hold, probate, reprieve, respite, suspend | ||
Entail | call off, cancel, reschedule, scratch, scrub | ||
2. | shelve (contact) place on a shelf | ||
Samples | Shelve books. | ||
Examples | They shelve the goods | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||