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Dictionary definition · shore

noun

  1. the land along the edge of a body of water
  2. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support

verb

  1. serve as a shore to"The river was shored by trees"
  2. arrive on shore"The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
  3. support by placing against something solid or rigid"shore and buttress an old building"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).