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buoy
[boo-ee, boi]
noun
Nautical.a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore.
a life buoy.
verb (used with object)
to keep afloat or support by or as if by a life buoy; keep from sinking (often followed byup ).
The life jacket buoyed her up until help arrived.
Nautical.to mark with a buoy or buoys.
to sustain or encourage (often followed byup ).
Her courage was buoyed by the doctor's assurances.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
verb (used without object)
to float or rise by reason of lightness.
buoy
/ ˈbuːɪ, bɔɪ /
noun
a distinctively shaped and coloured float, anchored to the bottom, for designating moorings, navigable channels, or obstructions in a body of water See also life buoy
verb
to prevent from sinking
the belt buoyed him up
to raise the spirits of; hearten
(tr) nautical to mark (a channel or obstruction) with a buoy or buoys
(intr) to rise to the surface
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of buoy1
Example Sentences
His ambitions were buoyed even further by The Beatles’ breakthrough LP "Rubber Soul."
And buoyed by their success, they started making more.
But the Lionesses showed they were up to the task when the pressure was on, buoyed by the return of key players Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood from injury.
Shortly after Boreing was let go, the Daily Wire was hit with layoffs, a relatively rare event in the right-wing media world that is buoyed by cash infusions from far-right billionaires.
But I was buoyed along by wanting to give all of this a chance, and I knew that I couldn’t give it a chance if I didn’t get in there.
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