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buoy

/'bui/

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verb
keep afloat
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"The life vest buoyed him up"

Similar:

buoy up

type of:
hold hold up support sustain
noun
bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
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type of:
reference reference point point of reference
verb
float on the surface of water
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type of:
swim float
verb
mark with a buoy
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type of:
mark

Examples of buoy

"The life vest buoyed him up"