shore up

phrasal 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

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Friday to shore up Hungary’s energy supplies and discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine. —Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025

Mevis has been perfect, and the Rams also have shored up their protection unit. —CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025

Crews worked quickly to shore up the area and then carefully cleared away the sand to extricate the patient. —Mason Leath, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2025

Messi and his teammates scored a league-high 81 goals during the regular season (no other team scored more than 68) and finally, the defense, which was leaky far too often, shored up to match the precision of the team’s attack. —Miami Herald, 28 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for shore up

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