Analysis Complete

shore up

/ shore up /

verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1

support by placing against something solid or rigid

"shore and buttress an old building"

Type of:

hold support sustain

Kinds of:

bolster

Derived:

shore shoring shoring up propping up prop

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Semantic Complexity

31%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

9

Times Searched

3

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hold support sustain bolster