English verb: shore up | |||
1. | shore up (contact) support by placing against something solid or rigid | ||
Samples | Shore and buttress an old building. | ||
Synonyms | prop, prop up, shore | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hold, hold up, support, sustain | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bolster | ||