Meaning of shore in English

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Verb
shore
Definitions
1. serve as a shore to
Examples
- « The river was shored by trees »
2. arrive on shore
Examples
- « The ship landed in Pearl Harbor »
Derived terms
3. support by placing against something solid or rigid
Examples
- « shore and buttress an old building »
Derived terms
Noun
shore
Etymology
Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōre; perhaps related to the verb shear
Definitions
1. the land along the edge of a body of water
Derived terms
- land
- set ashore
2. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
Derived terms

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