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Definition of 'buoy'English
Noun
( wikipedia)
( en-noun)
(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.
A life-buoy.
Verb
( en-verb)
To keep afloat or aloft; used with up .
To support or maintain at a high level.
* Burke
- Those old prejudices, which buoy up the ponderous mass of his nobility, wealth, and title.
To mark with a buoy.
- to buoy''' an anchor; to '''buoy''' or '''buoy off a channel
* Darwin
- Not one rock near the surface was discovered which was not buoyed by this floating weed.
To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban'' (in ''The Guardian , 6 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/06/england-moldova-world-cup-qualifier-matchreport]
- It ended up being a bittersweet night for England, full of goals to send the crowd home happy, buoyed by the news that Montenegro and Poland had drawn elsewhere in Group H but also with a measure of regret about what happened to Danny Welbeck and what it means for Roy Hodgson's team going into a much more difficult assignment against Ukraine.
- Buoyed by the huge success, they announced two other projects.
Derived terms
* buoy up
Derived terms
* buoy up
* can buoy
* conical buoy
* bell buoy
* ring buoy
* life buoy
* breeches buoy
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