deshelved
deshelved is the simple past and past participle of deshelve.
Meaning of deshelve
Verb
deshelve (third-person singular simple present deshelves, present participle deshelving, simple past and past participle deshelved)
- To remove from a shelf.
- The pollen I stirred while cutting the grass and the dust I dislodged while deshelving the books had kicked my allergies into overdrive, and I felt dizzy and disconnected as I drove down the long, mostly empty stretch of pine-tree-lined highway toward Pottersville.2016, Michael Lister, Rivers to Blood: a John Jordan Mystery
- To make unavailable or inactive.
- Basically, "You give us a non-aggression pact, America, and we will look at deshelving our nuclear weapons.2003, Meet the Press, page 181
Questions about deshelved
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- Deshelved is the simple past and past participle of deshelve.
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