"misshelve" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misshelves [present, singular, third-person], misshelving [participle, present], misshelved [participle, past], misshelved [past]
Rhymes: -ɛlv Etymology: mis- + shelve Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|shelve}} mis- + shelve Head templates: {{en-verb}} misshelve (third-person singular simple present misshelves, present participle misshelving, simple past and past participle misshelved)
  1. (transitive) To place on the wrong shelf; to misclassify. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-misshelve-en-verb-rCmE2OxP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for misshelve meaning in English (1.7kB)

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        "(transitive) To place on the wrong shelf; to misclassify."
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