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Noun
S:
(n)
shore
,
shoring
(a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support)
S:
(n)
shoring
,
shoring up
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propping up
(the act of propping up with shores)
Verb
S:
(v)
shore
(serve as a shore to)
"The river was shored by trees"
S:
(v)
land
,
set ashore
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shore
(arrive on shore)
"The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
S:
(v)
prop up
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prop
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shore up
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shore
(support by placing against something solid or rigid)
"shore and buttress an old building"