shoresomethingup
phrasal verbwithshoreverbuk/ʃɔːr/us/ʃɔːr/
tostopawallor abuildingfromfallingdown bysupportingit withbuildingmaterialssuch aswoodormetal:
Boundarywallshave had to be shored up.
tosupportorimproveanorganization,agreement, orsystemthat is notworkingeffectivelyor that islikelytofail:
The newpublicrelationsmanagerhas thedifficulttaskof shoring up the company'stroubledimage.
Physical supports and supporting
- abutment
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- bracket
- buoy
- burden
- buttress
- groan
- lath
- load-bearing
- pier
- pile
- pillar
- prop
- propsomethingup
- rafter
- sinew
- underpin
- weight-bearing
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