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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 | ||
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