noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of propping up with shores wordnet
3. 3
   a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of shore form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

beamsbearingbolsterbolsteringbracebracing

Antonyms

All antonyms

collapsedestabilizingremove supportsundercut