shore up
To reinforce or strengthenTo reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).
» We need to shore that up.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively, often)To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).
They hastened outside between storms to shore up the damaged fence.
He needed something bold and dramatic to shore up his failing candidacy.
abstützen, stützen, unterstützen
подде́рживатьpoddérživatʹ, поддержа́тьpodderžátʹ, упрочня́тьupročnjátʹ
- support by placing against something solid or rigid
Examples
6 sentencesWe need to shore that up.
We need to shore up this beam.
We need to shore up our defenses.
Where did you shore them up?
Millions of dollars have been spent trying to shore up the company.
ruМиллионы долларов были потрачены в попытках поддержать компанию. — odexed
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From shore (“to provide with support”) + up. Shore is derived from Late Middle English shoFrom 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.
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Forms
shores up, shoring up, shored up, shored up| Base form | shore up · to shore up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shores up |
| Present participle | shoring up |
| Past simple | shored up |
| Past participle | shored up |
irregular
Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb