[syn: shoring, shoring up, propping up]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shore \Shore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shored; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shoring.] [OE. schoren. See Shore a prop.]
To support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up;
as, to shore up a building.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shoring \Shor"ing\, n.
1. The act of supporting or strengthening with a prop or
shore.
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2. A system of props; props, collectively.
[1913 Webster] Shorl
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shoring
n 1: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to
provide support [syn: shore, shoring]
2: the act of propping up with shores [syn: shoring, shoring
up, propping up]