shore
/ʃɔɹ/ verb C2- Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.
- Usually followed by up: to reinforce (something at risk of failure). · My family shored me up after I failed the GED.· The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water.
He/she/it shores · Past shored · Past participle shored · -ing form shoring
Verb forms
- Base form
- shore
- He/she/it
- shores
- Past
- shored
- Past participle
- shored
- -ing form
- shoring
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The wicket is the harbour and the garden is the shore.
Good night to all my friends on shore;
Was honest, homely, Scottish shore;
Do come back again, and we won’t talk about cats or dogs either, if you don’t like them!” When the Mouse heard this, it turned round and swam slowly back to her: its face was quite pale (with passion, Alice thought), and it said in a low trembling voice, “Let us get to the shore, and then I’ll tell you my history, and you’ll understand why it is I hate cats and dogs.”
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