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shelve (2)
shelve [ shelv ] (past and past participle shelved, present participle shelv·ing, 3rd person present singular shelves)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
slope gradually: to descend with a flat, usually gradual slope
[Late 16th century. Origin ?]
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