OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 34484

shore up

/ʃɔːˈɹ‿ʌp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ademar • apuntalar • entibar • reforzar
To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).
He needed something bold and dramatic to shore up his failing candidacy.
They hastened outside between storms to shore up the damaged fence.
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