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

Here are some tips for Gen X workers to shore up their retirement plans. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Being able to better understand these trends and know what tools will be available to manage them could thus do much to shore up food networks and prepare for disasters. — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Major powers have rushed to shore up access to the countries and relationships with Pacific leaders in return for various sweeteners, creating a web of sometimes conflicting alliances that have reshaped the region. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

OpenAI has been under pressure to shore up its security and safety protections after two of its models escaped containment, accessed the open web and breached Hugging Face’s systems last month. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for shore up

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