ALL meanings of buoyed
bu·oy
B b - noun buoyed Nautical. a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore. 1
- noun buoyed a life buoy. 1
- verb with object buoyed to keep afloat or support by or as if by a life buoy; keep from sinking (often followed by up): The life jacket buoyed her up until help arrived. 1
- verb with object buoyed Nautical. to mark with a buoy or buoys. 1
- verb with object buoyed to sustain or encourage (often followed by up): Her courage was buoyed by the doctor's assurances. 1
- verb without object buoyed to float or rise by reason of lightness. 1
- verb buoyed simple past tense and past participle of buoy. 0