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Meaning of shore
noun
- Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond. Example: lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore
- (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port. Example: The passengers signed up for shore tours.
verb
- To set on shore.
noun
- A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it. Example: The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.
verb
- (without up) To provide with support.
- (usually with up) To reinforce (something at risk of failure). Example: The workers were shoring up the dock after part of it fell into the water.
verb
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To make a vertical cut in the coal.
noun
- (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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