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SHORING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of propping up with shores
Synonyms:
propping up; shoring; shoring up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shoring" is a kind of...):
support; supporting (the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening)
Derivation:
shore (support by placing against something solid or rigid)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
Synonyms:
shore; shoring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shoring" is a kind of...):
beam (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb shore
