an object which floats on the sea or a river to mark the places where it is dangerous and where it is safe for boats to go
seealsoLIFEBUOY
verb [VN] [usuallypassive]
1 ~ sb (up) to make sb feel cheerful or confident:
Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. * Knowing that all her friends were there buoyed up her spirits.
2 ~ sb/sth (up) to keep sb/sth floating on water:
The raft was buoyed (up) by empty petrol cans.
3 ~ sth (up) to keep prices at a high or satisfactory level:
Trading on Wall Street was buoyed in part by rising bond prices.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is buoy a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, buoy is tagged as noun.
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