English-Italian translations for shore up

• puntellare
  Peraltro andrebbe rispettata la regola N+2, perché servirà per puntellare l'attuazione dei Fondi strutturali. There should be compliance, however, with the N+2 rule, as it will help shore up implementation of the Structural Funds.

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