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shelve

/ʃelv/verb

उच्चारण शेल्व

(योजना को) टाल देना, ठंडे बस्ते में डालना

Core word

verbshelved, shelving
  1. 1

    [T]

    to decide not to continue with a plan, either for a short time or permanently

    (योजना को) टाल देना, ठंडे बस्ते में डालना

    • The project has been shelved because of lack of funds.
    • The government shelved plans for a new airport.

    Synonyms postpone suspend drop abandon

    Opposite revive resume

  2. 2

    [T]

    to put books or other things on a shelf

    अलमारी या ताक पर रखना

    • The librarian was shelving new books.
    • She shelved the library books by subject so that students could find them easily.
  3. 3

    [I]

    (of land) to slope downwards

    (ज़मीन का) ढलान होना

    • The beach shelves gently down to the sea.
    • The riverbed shelves steeply near the bridge, so children should not swim there.
◇Word family
shelf noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

postpone suspend drop abandon

Antonyms

revive resume

§Grammar and usage

To 'shelve' a plan is close in meaning to 'put it on the back burner' or 'put it in cold storage'.

Idiom: किसी योजना को 'shelve' करना लगभग 'put it on the back burner' या 'put it in cold storage' जैसा ही है, यानी ठंडे बस्ते में डालना।