shore
2[shawr, shohr]
noun
a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.
verb (used with object), shored, shor·ing.
to support by or as if by a shore or shores; prop (usually followed by up): to shore up a roof; government subsidies to shore up falling corn prices.
Origin of shore
21300–50; (noun) Middle English; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schore prop; (v.) shoren, derivative of the noun
Synonyms for shore
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Related Words for shore up
bolster, stress, buttress, support, enlarge, increase, fortify, emphasize, boost, underline, reinforce, hold, uphold, preserve, help, defend, assist, continue, nurse, saveshore
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Word Origin for shore
C14: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōre; compare Old High German scorra cliff; see shear
shore
2noun
verb
Word Origin for shore
C15: from Middle Dutch schōre; related to Old Norse skortha prop
shore
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