buoy
/ˈbɔɪ/ verb C2- To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.
- To support or maintain at a high level.
- To mark with a buoy. · to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel
- To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of. · Buoyed by the huge success, they announced two other projects.
He/she/it buoys · Past buoyed · Past participle buoyed · -ing form buoying
Verb forms
- Base form
- buoy
- He/she/it
- buoys
- Past
- buoyed
- Past participle
- buoyed
- -ing form
- buoying
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