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

Transportation officials have shored up the tracks to ensure passenger safety by laying down rock. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Talarico has been leading in polls over Paxton, but Republican super PACs are investing heavily in an effort to shore up support in the state. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Microsoft is accelerating investment in the Gulf, planning to spend at least $10 billion by 2030 to shore up the region’s digital resilience. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Ahead of an uncertain offseason, the Mets are shoring up their staffing situation, adding Derek Falvey as a senior advisor of baseball operations, and promoting Kriss Gross to assistant general manager of scouting. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for shore up

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