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      [Phrasal verb]  | "shore up" 


      1: to support (something) or keep (something) from falling by placing something under or against it

      2: to support or help (something)

      [Verb]  | "shore (up)" 


      1: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;


        * e.g., " ... a highway tunnel shored up by massive columns of concrete "



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      2: to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea);


        * e.g., " ... used an avalanche of statistics to shore up his claim that the state's economy is in fine shape "



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       [ "shore up" ]

      1: a phrase that republican politicians use when they don't know what they are talking about, or are trying to sound important. Possibly coined by John McCain or Sarah Palin.

        * e.g.,  ... Couric: What specifically do we need to do to save the economy? 

       [ "Shored up" ]

      1: When you get a razor of the sides and a 3 or 4 on top

        * e.g.,  ... Hey you sho got Shored up!! Your white walls are back)) 

       [ "shore up our economy" ]

      1: Generic answer to appear better than actually prepared to respond.

        * e.g.,  ... Todd: Ho-ney....have you seen my fishi---WHOA, what in the hell is this tightly-ribbed, cucumber-shaped, giant rubber device used for?! 

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