buoy

buoy

a floating signal; a life preserver

Not to be confused with:

boy – a male child

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buoy

 (bo͞o′ē, boi)

n.

1. A float placed in water and usually moored, as to mark a location, enable retrieval of a sunken object, or record oceanographic data.

2. A life buoy.

tr.v. buoyed, buoy·ing, buoys

1. To keep afloat or aloft: a glider buoyed by air currents.

2.

a. To maintain at a high level; support: "the persistent ... takeover speculation, which has buoyed up the shares of banks" (Financial Times).

b. To hearten or inspire; uplift: "buoyed up by the team spirit and the pride of the older generation back at home" (Judith Martin).

3. To mark with or as if with a buoy.

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[Middle English boie, from Old French boue, probably of Germanic origin; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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buoy

(bɔɪ; US ˈbuːɪ)

n

(Navigation) 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

vb

1. (usually foll by: up) to prevent from sinking: the belt buoyed him up.

2. (usually foll by: up) to raise the spirits of; hearten

3. (Navigation) (tr) nautical to mark (a channel or obstruction) with a buoy or buoys

4. (intr) to rise to the surface

[C13: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch boeie, boeye; see beacon]

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bu•oy

art at burgee

(ˈbu i, bɔɪ)

n., v. -oyed, -oy•ing. n.

1. an anchored float used as a marker or as a mooring.

2. life buoy.

v.t.

3. to keep afloat; keep from sinking (often fol. by up).

4. to mark with buoys.

5. to sustain or encourage (often fol. by up): Her courage was buoyed by the doctor's assurances.

v.i.

6. to float or rise by reason of lightness.

[1425–75; late Middle English boye a float < Middle French *boie, boue(e) < Germanic]

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buoy

Past participle: buoyed
Gerund: buoying

Imperative

buoy

buoy

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buoy - bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards point of reference, reference point, reference - an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" acoustic buoy - a buoy that can be heard (at night) can buoy, can - a buoy with a round bottom and conical top conical buoy, nun buoy, nun - a buoy resembling a cone spar buoy - a buoy resembling a vertical log
Verb	1.	buoy - float on the surface of water float, swim - be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
	2.	buoy - keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up" buoy up hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
	3.	buoy - mark with a buoy mark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"

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buoy

noun float, guide, signal, marker, beacon We released the buoy and drifted back on the tide.

buoy someone up encourage, support, boost, cheer, sustain, hearten, cheer up, keep afloat, gee up They are buoyed up by a sense of hope.

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buoy

verb

1. To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty.Also used with up:

bolster, prop, support, sustain, uphold.

2. To raise the spirits of.Also used with up:

animate, elate, elevate, exhilarate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift.

Obsolete: exalt.

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Translations

الطافِيَـه: عَوّامه لأرشاد السفنعَوّامَة للإِرْشاد

bóje

bøje

Boje

σημαδούρα

boya

poiju

bouéebouée de sauvetage

plovak

bója

bauja, dufl

boagavitelloincoraggiare.sosteneretenere a galla

ブイ

부표

besilaikantis paviršiujegalintis išlaikytilaikymasis ore/vandens paviršiujelengvai atsigaunantisplaukiantis paviršiuje

boja

boei

bøyeflytebøyeflytemerke

boja

bóia

буйбакен

bója

bojaplovec

boj

ทุ่น

şamandıra

phao

浮标

buoy

[bɔɪ] (US) [ˈbuːɪ]

A. N → boya f

B. VT [+ channel] → aboyar, señalar con boyas

buoy up VT + ADV (lit) [+ person, boat] → mantener a flote (fig) [+ spirits etc] → levantar; [+ person] → animar, alentar

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buoy

[ˈbɔɪ ˈbuːi] n → bouée f

buoy up

vt

(= keep afloat) → faire flotter

(= support) (fig) → soutenir, épauler

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buoy

n → Boje f; to put down a buoy → eine Boje verankern

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buoy

[bɔɪ] n → boa, gavitello

buoy up vt + adv (person, boat) → tenere a galla (fig) (spirits) → tener su; (hopes) → alimentare

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buoy

(boi) , ((American) ˈbu:i) noun

a floating anchored mark, acting as a guide, warning or mooring point for boats. boei, dobber الطافِيَـه: عَوّامه لأرشاد السفن шамандура boia bóje die Boje bøje σημαδούραboya poi گوی راهنما؛ دریا چراغ poiju bouéeמצוף पथप्रदर्शन इत्यादि के लिए पानी पर तैरता चिह्न plutača bója pelampung bauja, dufl boa 浮き 부표 plūdė boja boya boeiflytebøye, flytemerkeboja یو سپک جسم چی له بیړی څخه اوبو ته غورځیږی او جګی ټیټی او د خطر ځایونه پری معلومیږی bóia geamandură буй bója plovec bova boj, prick ทุ่น şamandıra 浮標 бакен, буй تیرنے والا نشان phao 浮标

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see also lifebuoy.

ˈbuoyancy noun

the ability to float on water or in the air. the buoyancy of a balloon. dryfvermoë, stygkrag طَفَوِيَّه: قابِلِيَّةُ الطَّفو способност за задържане на повърхността leveza schopnost plout; vznosnost die Schwimmkraft, der Auftrieb flydeevne; opdrift πλευστότητα flotabilidad hõljuvus خاصیت شناور ماندن روی آب یا در هوا kelluvuus flottabilité כּוֹשֵר צִיפָה उत्प्‍लावन uzgon felhajtóerő kemampuan mengapung flothæfni galleggiabilità 浮力 부력 laikymasis ore/vandens paviršiuje peldspēja keupayaan terapung drijfvermogenflyteevne; oppdrift pławność د لامبوزن خاصیت لرل د اوبو یا د سیند پرمخ leveza plutire плавучесть vztlak; schopnosť udržať sa na vode alebo vo vzduchu, splývať vzgon sposbnost plutanja na vodi flytförmåga, bärkraft ทุ่นลอยน้ำ yüzebilme 浮力 плавучість سطحٔ آب پر تیرنے کی صلاحیت sự nổi 浮力

ˈbuoyant adjective

drywend, veerkragtig قابِلٌ للطَّفْو плаващ flutuante vzplývavý; vznosný; veselý, živý tragend flydende; oppebærende που επιπλέει flotante hõljuv شناور kelluva qui peut flotter צִיפָנִי प्रफुल्लित plutajući úsztatható bisa mengapung sem getur flotið galleggiabile 浮く力のある 부양성의 plaukiantis/besilaikantis paviršiuje, galintis išlaikyti, lengvai atsigaunantis negrimstošs keapungan drijvend, opgewekt som kan flyte; som driver opp i lufta pławny, elastyczny لامبووهونکی flutuante plutitor плавучий splývavý plavajoč plutajući som flyter (stiger, håller sig uppe) ลอยตัว yüzebilir 有浮力的 плавучий سطحٔ آب پر تیرنے والا nổi 有浮力的

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buoy

→ عَوّامَة للإِرْشاد bóje bøje Boje σημαδούρα boya poiju bouée plovak boa ブイ 부표 boei bøye boja bóia буй boj ทุ่น şamandıra phao 浮标

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