SHORING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shoring mean? 

• SHORING (noun)
  The noun SHORING has 2 senses:

1. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support

2. the act of propping up with shores

  Familiarity information: SHORING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHORING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

shore; shoring

Hypernyms ("shoring" is a kind of...):

beam (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of propping up with shores

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

propping up; shoring; shoring up

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)