buoy (redirected from buoys)

buoy  (b, boi)

n.

1. A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.

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 bh-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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buoy

Noun

a brightly coloured floating object anchored to the sea bed for marking moorings, navigable channels, or obstructions in the water

Verb

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

2. to raise the spirits of; hearten: exports are on the increase, buoyed by a weak dollar

3. Naut to mark (a channel or obstruction) with a buoy or buoys [probably Germanic]

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

buoy someone up encourage, support, boost, cheer, sustain, hearten, cheer up, keep afloat, gee up

Translations

buoy [bɔɪ] n → boya

buoy up vt → mantener a flote;

(fig) → animar

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buoy [bɔɪ] n → bouée f

buoy up vt → faire flotter (fig); soutenir, épauler

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buoy [bɔɪ] n → Boje f

buoy up vt (fig) → Auftrieb geben +dat

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buoy [bɔɪ] n → boa

buoy up vt → tenere a galla;

(fig) → sostenere

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buoy

n buoy [boi, (American ) ˈbu:i]

a floating anchored mark, acting as a guide, warning or mooring point for boats. boei, dobber الطافِيَـه: عَوّامه لأرشاد السفن шамандура bóje bøje die Boje σημαδούρα boya poi گوی راهنما؛ دریا چراغ poiju bouée מָצוֹף पथप्रदर्शन इत्यादि के लिए पानी पर तैरता चिह्न plutača bója pelampung bauja, dufl boa 浮き 부표 plūdė boja boya boei flytebøye, flytemerke boja bóia geamandură буй bója plovec bova boj, prick ทุ่น şamandıra 浮標 бакен, буй تیرنے والا نشان phao 浮标

see also lifebuoy .

n buoyancy

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 schopnost plout; vznosnost flydeevne; opdrift die Schwimmkraft, der Auftrieb 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 drijfvermogen flyteevne; oppdrift pławność 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

adj buoyant

drywend, veerkragtig قابِلٌ للطَّفْو плаващ vzplývavý; vznosný; veselý, živý flydende; oppebærende tragend 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 부력이 있는 plaukiantis/besilaikantis paviršiuje, galintis išlaikyti, lengvai atsigaunantis negrimstošs keapungan drijvend, opgewekt som kan flyte; som driver opp i lufta pławny, elastyczny 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