Definitions for shore up
shore up

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1. prop up, prop, shore up, shoreverb

   support by placing against something solid or rigid

   "shore and buttress an old building"

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1. shore upverb

   To strengthen, reinforce, or consolidate.

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1. shore up

   "Shore up" is a phrase that generally means to support or reinforce something physically or metaphorically. It can refer to the act of strengthening, consolidating, or improving a situation, object or a certain condition that is relatively weak or on the verge of collapse. The term is often used in various contexts such as in construction (stabilising a structure), finance (bolstering financial position), or in conversations referring to support or help.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shore up in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shore up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of shore up in a Sentence

1. John Cornyn:

   The CHIPS bill is necessary to shore up an existential threat to our economy and our national security, and that stands on its own merit.

2. Greg McBride:

   There are not a lot of economic bright spots right now, but one is that with record low mortgage rates homeowners can refinance their mortgages and generate meaningful monthly savings. That savings can shore up their finances and they will end up pumping it back into the economy. Why would you dampen that ?

3. Paul Callan:

   It was a brilliant move by the prosecutors to shore up a case with major problems.

4. Tate Reeves:

   We have been working around the clock to secure additional medical personnel through both federal and private sector sources to shore up the staffing shortage that our hospitals find themselves in. Getting boots on the ground this quickly is a step in the right direction.

5. Darren Lekkerkerker:

   You need to really be careful about owning those stocks, because as the commodity price comes down, when they have a lot of leverage, cash flow is really going to come down too, no one wants to own stocks where they may need to do an equity issue in order to shore up the balance sheet.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shore up
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shore_Up
3. ^ ChatGPT
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