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Definition of mothball verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mothball

verb
 
/ˈmɒθbɔːl/
 
/ˈmɔːθbɔːl/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mothball
 
/ˈmɒθbɔːl/
 
/ˈmɔːθbɔːl/
he / she / it mothballs
 
/ˈmɒθbɔːlz/
 
/ˈmɔːθbɔːlz/
past simple mothballed
 
/ˈmɒθbɔːld/
 
/ˈmɔːθbɔːld/
past participle mothballed
 
/ˈmɒθbɔːld/
 
/ˈmɔːθbɔːld/
-ing form mothballing
 
/ˈmɒθbɔːlɪŋ/
 
/ˈmɔːθbɔːlɪŋ/
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  1. to stop using a piece of equipment but keep it in good condition so that it can easily be used again
    • be mothballed Coal-fired power plants are being shut down or mothballed.
  2. to decide not to develop something such as a plan for a period of time synonym shelve
    • be mothballed The original proposal had been mothballed years ago.
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