| Front | shore up |
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| Back | shore2 verb shore something ↔ up phrasal verb 1to support a wall or roof with large pieces of wood, metal etc to stop it from falling down: The roof had been shored up with old timbers. 2to help or support something that is likely to fail or is not working well SYN bolster: attempts to shore up the struggling economy |
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