The difference between Prop up and Shore

When used as verbs, prop up means to support with, or as if with, a prop, whereas shore means to set on shore.


Shore is also noun with the meaning: land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

check bellow for the other definitions of Prop up and Shore

  1. Prop up as a verb (transitive):

    To support with, or as if with, a prop.

  2. Prop up as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):

    To be at the bottom of (a league)

  1. Shore as a noun:

    Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

    Examples:

    "lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore'"

  2. Shore as a noun (from the perspective of one on a body of water):

    Land, usually near a port.

    Examples:

    "The [[seamen]] were serving on shore instead of in ships."

    "The passengers signed up for shore tours."

  1. Shore as a verb (obsolete):

    To set on shore.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Shore as a noun:

    A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.

    Examples:

    "The shores stayed upright during the earthquake."

  1. Shore as a verb (transitive, without ''up''):

    To provide with support.

  2. Shore as a verb (usually, with ''up''):

    To reinforce (something at risk of failure).

    Examples:

    "My family shored me up after I failed the [[GED]]."

    "The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water."

  1. Shore as a verb:

  1. Shore as a noun:

    (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer.

  1. Shore as a verb (Scotland, archaic):

    To warn or threaten.

  2. Shore as a verb (Scotland, archaic):

    To offer.