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          mothball v (transitive)
           1. To store (clothing, etc.) with mothballs (noun sense 1).
           2. (figurative, chiefly passive voice)
                1. To stop using (something), and often to put it in storage;
                   specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be
                   used in the future.
                2. To stop work on (a plan, project, etc.) for the time being; to
                   postpone, to shelve.
       
          mothball n
           1. (chiefly in the plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide
              (originally camphor and now typically naphthalene or
              paradichlorobenzene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and
              other articles to deter moth larvae which may damage them.