noun
1. the act of propping up with shores
• Syn: ↑shoring up, ↑propping up
• Derivationally related forms: ↑shore up (for: ↑shoring up), ↑shore
• Hypernyms: ↑support, ↑supporting
2. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
• Syn: ↑shore
• Hypernyms: ↑beam
Useful english dictionary. 2012.