shoring Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
shore.
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noun the act of propping up with shores
shoring up; propping up.
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verb serve as a shore to
shore.
- The river was shored by trees
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verb arrive on shore
set ashore; shore; land.
- The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
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verb support by placing against something solid or rigid
shore up; prop up; shore; prop.
- shore and buttress an old building
WordNet
Shor"ing noun
Definitions
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The act of supporting or strengthening with a prop or shore. -
A system of props; props, collectively.