English-German translations for shore up

• abstützen
• stützen
  Seine klassische Methode ist es, die Finanzen zu stützen und eine wettbewerbsfähige Abwertung zu organisieren. The classic method uses is to shore up the finances and organise a competitive devaluation.
• untermauern
• unterstützen
• verstärken

Definition of shore up

• To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure

Examples

• They hastened outside between storms to shore up the damaged fence.
• He needed something bold and dramatic to shore up his failing candidacy.
• I shored up a geranium with earth after it had flopped over

Related words

• off-shore supply vessel
• off-shore support vessel
• offshore supply vessel
• offshore support vessel