shore
/ʃɔː(r)/noun
उच्चारण शॉर
किनारा, तट
Basic word
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[C, U]
the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, a lake or another large area of water; (shores) a country, especially one with a coast
किनारा, तट
- on the shore of the lake
- foreign shores
- The boat reached the shore at dawn.
+ 2 more examples
- We camped on the shore of a quiet lake.
- Waves broke gently on the rocky shore.
Synonyms coast beach bank seashore waterfront
Opposite sea open water
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[T] ~ sth up
to help support something that is weak or going to fail
सहारा देना, मज़बूत करना
- The government shored up the economy.
- Banks are trying to shore up confidence in the market.
- They shored up the old wall with wooden beams.
+ 1 more example
- The team's late goals shored up their chances of qualifying.
Synonyms support strengthen prop up reinforce bolster
→Phrasal verbs 1
shore sth up
to help to support something that is weak or going to fail
(कमज़ोर चीज़ को) सहारा देना, मज़बूत करना
- The bank cut interest rates to shore up the economy.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart shore (land at the edge of the sea or lake), coast (the land next to the sea, seen as an area), bank (land at the edge of a river) and beach (sandy shore).
Shore (समुद्र या झील के किनारे की भूमि), coast (समुद्र से लगी भूमि, क्षेत्र के रूप में, तट), bank (नदी का किनारा) और beach (रेतीला तट) को अलग रखिए।
Homophones: shore and sure can sound similar in British English.
Homophones: British English में shore और sure समान सुनाई दे सकते हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Shore up (support something that is weak: 'shore up the falling rupee').
Phrasal verb बहुत पूछा जाता है: shore up (कमज़ोर चीज़ को सहारा देना: 'shore up the falling rupee')।
Offshore (in the sea, away from the coast; also in another country, for tax: 'offshore accounts'), onshore, ashore (onto the land from the sea: 'come ashore').
Collocations: offshore (समुद्र में, तट से दूर, अपतटीय; कर के लिए दूसरे देश में भी: 'offshore accounts'), onshore, ashore (समुद्र से भूमि पर: 'come ashore')।