shore

shore
shore1 [ʃo: US ʃo:r] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: Middle Low German schore]
1.) [U and C]
the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake
▪ We could see a boat about a mile from shore.
▪ Only a few survivors reached the shore.
▪ She began to swim to shore.
on the shores of sth
▪ a holiday resort on the shores of the Adriatic
on shore
▪ We had a couple of hours on shore (=not on a ship) .
off shore
▪ The island is about 3 miles off shore (=away from the coast) .
rocky/sandy shore
2.) these/British/our etc shores
written a country that has a border on the sea
▪ Millions of immigrants flocked to these shores in the 19th century.
▪ growing fears that English football players will be lured away to foreign shores
→↑ashore, ↑offshore, ↑onshore
shore 2
shore2 v
shore up [shore sth<=>up] phr v
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: shore 'piece of wood used as a support' (15-20 centuries), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schore 'prop']
1.) to support a wall or roof with large pieces of wood, metal etc to stop it from falling down
▪ The roof had been shored up with old timbers.
2.) to help or support something that is likely to fail or is not working well
▪ attempts to shore up the struggling economy

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