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deshelves

deshelves is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 deshelves

What is deshelves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Deshelves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deshelve.

Words near deshelves in the dictionary

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

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