The difference between Shore and Support

When used as nouns, shore means land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond, whereas support means something which supports.

When used as verbs, shore means to set on shore, whereas support means to keep from falling.

check bellow for the other definitions of Shore and Support

  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.

  1. Support as a verb (transitive):

    To keep from falling.

    Examples:

    "Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform."

  2. Support as a verb (transitive):

    To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.

    Examples:

    "Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?"

  3. Support as a verb (transitive):

    To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.

    Examples:

    "I support France in the World Cup"

  4. Support as a verb (transitive):

    To help, particularly financially.

    Examples:

    "The government supports the arts in several ways."

  5. Support as a verb:

    To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.

    Examples:

    "The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges."

    "The evidence will not support the statements or allegations."

  6. Support as a verb (transitive):

    To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.

    Examples:

    "The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force."

    "I don't make decisions: I just support those who do."

  7. Support as a verb (transitive):

    To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.

    Examples:

    "Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software."

  8. Support as a verb (transitive):

    To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.

    Examples:

    "I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization"

  9. Support as a verb (archaic):

    To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.

  10. Support as a verb:

    To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

    Examples:

    "to support the character of King Lear"

  1. Support as a noun (sometimes, attributive):

    Something which supports.

    Examples:

    "Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform."

  2. Support as a noun:

    Financial or other help.

    Examples:

    "The government provides support to the arts in several ways."

  3. Support as a noun:

    Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.

    Examples:

    "Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?"

  4. Support as a noun (mathematics):

    in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.

  5. Support as a noun (fuzzy set theory):

    A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).

    Examples:

    "If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set."

  6. Support as a noun:

    Evidence.

    Examples:

    "The new research provides further support for our theory."

  7. Support as a noun (computing):

    Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.

    Examples:

    "This game has no mouse support."

  8. Support as a noun (gymnastics):

  9. Support as a noun (structural analysis):

    Horizontal, vertical oder rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed ..

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