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"Shelf" Definition

noun

A flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material, such as wood, glass, or metal, fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface and used to hold or store objects.
A reef, sandbar, or shoal.
Bedrock.
Something, such as a projecting ledge of rock or a balcony, that resembles such a structure.
The contents or capacity of such a structure.

idiom

Off the shelf From ready-made merchandise in stock: supplies that were available off the shelf.
On the shelf In a state of disuse.
On the shelf Out of circulation.
On the shelf Retired.
On the shelf Unemployed.

verb

Inform on (someone):.