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

The two leaders spoke twice last weekend, and a delegation led by Ukraine’s Prime Minister is already here working on the landmark drone-tech-for-aid deal, and shoring up support from American policymakers and defense and energy companies. —Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Oct. 2025

Maybe that’s a delicate dance even for Drinkwitz, who invoked the Alabama game several times but semi-playfully chided the media for relevant questions about the stuff that plainly needs to be shored up. —Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025

Republicans have sought to shore up their support among Latino voters in recent elections. —Lee Ann Anderson, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, Freudians and evolutionary psychologists trawled folktales for evidence to shore up their theories. —Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for shore up

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