buoy

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|Q30026}} {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[float]] [[moored]] in [[water]] to [[mark]] a [[location]], [[warn]] of [[danger]], [[indicate]] a [[navigational]] [[channel]] or for other purposes
2. {{sid|en|sign language}} {{lb|en|linguistics|sign language}} A [[sign]] where the non-[[dominant]] hand is held in a [[stationary]] configuration as a [[landmark]] for meaning associations with the dominant hand. {{defdate|2003}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To keep [[afloat]] or [[aloft]]; used with ''up''.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[support]] or [[maintain]] at a high [[level]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To mark with a buoy.
4. To maintain or enhance [[enthusiasm]] or [[confidence]]; to lift the spirits of.

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