shore up

verb

shored up; shoring up; shores up

1

: to support (something) or keep (something) from falling by placing something under or against it

They shored up the roof/wall.

2

: to support or help (something)

The tax cuts are supposed to shore up the economy.

Examples of shore up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Red Sox will have a chance to further shore up their position in the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays coming to town over the rest of this week’s homestand. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

And there’s been a real intent to shore up things physically. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

Newsom raised $250,000 for his Campaign For Democracy PAC after asking supporters for donations to shore up his legal defense, hours after announcing the DOJ probe on June 15. — Lia Russell july 17, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

Bond inflows will help narrow that gap and shore up the rupee. — Priyanka Salve,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for shore up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup