shoring

IPA: ʃˈɔrɪŋ

Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse.

Examples of "shoring" in Sentences

But this group must do better in shoring up a 25th-ranked run defense.
What Blagojevich is doing is what "normal" politicians call shoring up their base.
From a political point of view he's also been very effective in shoring up his popularity.
ProLogis has succeeded in shoring up its balance sheet with asset sales since late 2008, when some analysts were warning of bankruptcy.
As much as I’m an advocate for progressive labor laws, all this off shoring is a direct response to the (relatively) high expectations for laborers in this country.
The irony of the Reformation was that in the name of shoring up the old order, its dogmatism unintentionally gave birth to the living traditions of civil and political liberty.
It would be ironic for the United States, which has invested so much of its prestige in shoring up historic Lebanon, were constitutional reform to increase rather than diminish Syrian influence within the country.
I thought dunning Burner for wanting to raise the cap on SS withholding and then accusing her of wanting to "raise taxes" was deceptive --- especially when you consider that Ronald Reagan DOUBLED SS withholding under the guise of saving retirement money for Baby Boomers and then spent ALL of the money on his dubious military prjects and in shoring up an economy that was failing because of tax breaks for the rich.