shoring

verb

  1. 1

    To set on shore.

verb

  1. 1

    (without up) To provide with support.

  2. 2

    (usually with up) To reinforce (something at risk of failure).

    “The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water.”

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To warn or threaten.

  2. 2

    To offer.

noun

  1. 1

    Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse.

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