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

Dubai is looking to shore up confidence in the emirate after it was repeatedly attacked by Iranian missiles and drones, shaking a perception of security fostered over decades. —Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026

Last month, the UK government temporarily restarted a mothballed bioethanol plant to shore up supplies of carbon dioxide, which is critical to healthcare and the production of some foodstuffs. —Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026

Local officials are pushing the Legislature this year to shore up support to bring these IT systems into the 21st century. —Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026

Xcel Energy customers could be billed $100 million to make sure electricity keeps flowing in the summer if regulators OK the company’s plan to shore up its power on the grid in the short term. —Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for shore up

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