Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buoy up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: buoy up
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To uplift, hearten, inspire, or raise the spirits of.

Transitive verb

verb

To keep afloat; to provide with buoyancy.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I have supported with very great zeal, and I am told with some degree of success, those opinions, or if his Grace likes another expression better, those old prejudices, which buoy up the ponderous mass of his nobility, wealth, and title."
"With this training complete, and the crews of his cruisers and destroyers somewhat buoyed up by the experience, he then headed into the seas around Guadalcanal on the 9th[…]"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

buoys up (present, singular) buoying up (participle, present) buoyed up (participle, past) buoyed up (past)

Synonyms

lighten lighten up buoy

Questions

What does buoy up mean?: To uplift, hearten, inspire, or raise the spirits of.

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