English Explanatory Dictionary

shore up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).

Pronunciation

/ʃɔːˈɹ‿ʌp/ /ʃɔˈɹ‿ʌp/ /ʃoːˈɹ‿ɐp/ En-au-shore up.ogg

Word forms

shore up shores up shoring up shored up

Etymology

From shore (“to provide with support”) + up. Shore is derived from Late Middle English shoren (“to prop, to support”) [and other forms], from shore (“a prop, a support”) [and other forms], + -en (suffix forming the infinitive form of verbs); while shore (noun) is from Middle Dutch schore, schare (“a prop, a stay”) (modern Dutch schoor), and Middle Low German schōre, schāre (“a prop, a stay; barrier; stockade”) (compare Old Norse skorða (“a prop, a stay”) (Norwegian skor, skorda)); further etymology unknown.

Synonyms

embolster prop up underfoot undergird underpin underprop underset
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