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Shelver meaning in English
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Shelver
see synonyms of shelverNoun
1. shelver
a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Shelver
see synonyms of shelververb (transitive)
1.
to place on a shelf
2.
to provide with shelves
3.
to put aside or postpone from consideration
4.
to dismiss or cause to retire
verb
(intransitive)
to slope away gradually; incline
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Shelver
see synonyms of shelver verb intransitive
1. Word forms: shelved or ˈshelving
to incline or slope gradually
verb transitive
2.
to equip with shelves
3.
to put on a shelf or shelves
4.
a.
to lay aside as if on a shelf; defer
to shelve a discussion
b.
to dismiss or retire from active service
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Shelver
see synonyms of shelverv. shelved, shelv·ing, shelves
v.tr.
1. To place or arrange on a shelf: shelved the products in the grocery store.
2. To put aside as though on a shelf: "As usual, Dixon shelved this question" (Kingsley Amis). See Synonyms at defer1.
3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss: workers who were shelved during the recession.
4. To furnish or outfit with shelves.
v.intr.
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