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 moment also calls for shoring up public safety standards for rideshare passengers. —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026

So, make sure your portfolio is structured to absorb those obligations and consider whether assets like annuities or gold might help shore up the gaps that mandatory withdrawals can leave behind. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 May 2026

Lisa Ferguson, Perry’s business manager for most of his career and now his estate executor, painted a darker picture, saying Iwamasa deliberately drove out everyone else surrounding Perry, including sober-living companions and medical workers, to shore up his own power and influence. —Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays signed right-handed reliever Craig Kimbrel to a major league contract on Tuesday to shore up their bullpen. —ABC News, 26 May 2026

Rhymes for shore up

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