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hold up vs shore

shore vs hold up

hold up is not a noun while shore is a noun.

hold up and shore both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hold up No No Yes No
shore Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shore is a hyponym of hold up; that is, shore is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hold up:
  • hold up: be the physical support of; carry the weight of
  • shore: support by placing against something solid or rigid
Other hyponyms of hold up include scaffold, block, carry, chock, buoy, buoy up, pole, bracket, underpin, prop, prop up, shore up, truss, brace.
hold up (noun) shore (noun)
a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
the land along the edge of a body of water
hold up (verb) shore (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed support by placing against something solid or rigid
be the physical support of; carry the weight of arrive on shore
hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration serve as a shore to
rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
continue to live and avoid dying
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
resist or confront with resistance
Difference between hold up and shore

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