shore up
[verb]
Synonyms: support, brace, buttress, hold, prop, reinforce, strengthen, underpin

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shore something ↔ up phrasal verb (see also shore)

1. to support a wall or roof with large pieces of wood, metal etc to stop it from falling down:
The roof had been shored up with old timbers.

2. to help or support something that is likely to fail or is not working well Synonym : bolster:
attempts to shore up the struggling economy

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shore up
shore up (something)
to make something stronger by supporting it.
Part of the roof collapsed, and emergency workers had to shore up walls to prevent further damage.

Central banks try to shore the economy up by lowering interest rates.

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shore up something
shore up (something)
to make something stronger by supporting it.
Part of the roof collapsed, and emergency workers had to shore up walls to prevent further damage.

Central banks try to shore the economy up by lowering interest rates.

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shore something up
to add support to something which is weak
It was necessary to shore up the house after the mud slide damaged the foundation.

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shore up
to add support to something which is weak
It was necessary to shore up the house after the mud slide damaged the foundation.

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shore up
v. To add support to (something) where weakness is shown; make (something) stronger where support is needed; support.
When the flood waters weakened the bridge, it was shored up with steel beams and sandbags until it could be rebuilt.
The coach sent in a substitute guard to shore up the line when Fitchburg began to break through.

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