"on the shelf" meaning in All languages combined

See on the shelf on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-on the shelf.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛlf Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the shelf, {{en-PP}} on the shelf
  1. (idiomatic) Laid aside.
    Unused; abandoned.
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  2. (idiomatic) Laid aside.
    Tabled; mothballed.
    Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-on_the_shelf-en-prep_phrase-xfjziCPb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 13 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 31 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 14 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 31 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 29 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 30 16 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 29 29 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 27 18 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 29 29 18 25
  3. (idiomatic, especially of a woman) Unmarried, typically through lack of interest from potential spouses. Tags: especially, idiomatic Translations (unmarried): na ocet (Czech), ficar para tia (Portuguese), ficar para titia (Portuguese), air an sgeilp (Scottish Gaelic), quedarse para vestir santos (Spanish), ế (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-on_the_shelf-en-prep_phrase-~2eW37vI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 13 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 31 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 14 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 31 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 29 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 30 16 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 29 29 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 27 18 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 29 29 18 25 Disambiguation of 'unmarried': 2 2 95 1
  4. (idiomatic, sports) Injured. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-on_the_shelf-en-prep_phrase-W4lbsDJp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 13 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 31 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 14 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 31 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 29 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 30 16 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 29 29 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 27 18 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 29 29 18 25 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: off-the-shelf
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