escorar — meaning in English

English meaning

• strut verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.
• underpin verb To support from below with props or masonry.

Senses

escorar is used for these senses in English:

• shore up (transitive, often, figuratively) To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).
• strut (transitive, chiefly, construction, also, figuratively) To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.
• underpin (transitive) To support from below with props or masonry.

strut — full definition

1. verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.
2. noun A supporting rod or beam that braces a structure.

underpin — full definition

1. verb To support from below with props or masonry.
2. verb To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.

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