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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)

  1. (transitive) 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
  2. (broadly, transitive) 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

What is deshelved the simple past and past participle of?
Deshelved is the simple past and past participle of deshelve.

Words near deshelved in the dictionary

  1. deshell
  2. deshelled
  3. deshelling
  4. deshells
  5. deshelve
  6. deshelved
  7. deshelves
  8. deshelving
  9. deshi
  10. deshielded
  11. deshielding

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