Support, prop, as in The new law was designed to shore up banks in danger of failure. This expression derives from the noun shore, meaning "prop," a beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support. The verb shore dates from 1340 and was first recorded in a figurative context in
1581.
shore up
| Idioms: shore up |
| Architecture: shore up |
To hold or support by means of shores.
| WordNet: shore up |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
support by placing against something solid or rigid
Synonyms: prop up, prop, shore
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