Definition of buoy

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Buoy (v. i.) To float; to rise like a buoy.

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Levitate :: Levitate (v. i.) To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate..
Buoyant :: Buoyant (v. t. & i.) Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier..
Volatile :: Volatile (a.) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly..
Deadhead :: Deadhead (n.) A buoy. See under Dead, a..
Waft :: Waft (v. i.) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float..
Buoyant :: Buoyant (v. t. & i.) Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury..
Buoyancy :: Buoyancy (n.) Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of heaviness; as, buoyancy of spirits..
Levitate :: Levitate (v. t.) To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table..
Waft :: Waft (v. t.) To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
Buoyance :: Buoyance (n.) Buoyancy.
Buoyage :: Buoyage (n.) Buoys, taken collectively; a series of buoys, as for the guidance of vessels into or out of port; the providing of buoys..
Waft :: Waft (v. t.) To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel..
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; -- said of a buoy.
Upbuoyance :: Upbuoyance (n.) The act of buoying up; uplifting.
Buoyancies :: Buoyancies (pl. ) of Buoyanc.
Lightness :: Lightness (n.) The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace..
Buoy :: Buoy (v. i.) To float; to rise like a buoy.
Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency.
Float :: Float (v. i.) Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink; an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to swim; a life preserver.
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