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 Hurricanes have nine new additions on defense this year via the portal, including six defensive backs to shore up the team’s weakest position from a year ago. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025

Kansas City has shored up its offensive line to emphasize downfield passing. —Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025

The steakhouse boom can only do so much to shore up Chicago’s flagging dining scene, so vital to our city’s culture. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025

This security shield restricts dangerous wireless and fired connections, shores up safer browsing and also stops apps from being installed from outside official stores — which is a good thing. —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025

Rhymes for shore up

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