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BUOY
v. t.
To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Buoy
n.
Buoyancy.
imp. & p. p.
of Buoy
n.
Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the opposite of heaviness; as, buoyancy of spirits.
v. i.
To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; -- said of a buoy.
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.
a.
Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
pl.
of Buoyancy
n.
The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.
v. t. & i.
Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits.
v. t.
To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free.
n.
Buoys, taken collectively; a series of buoys, as for the guidance of vessels into or out of port; the providing of buoys.
v. i.
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
v. t. & i.
Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.
n.
The act of buoying up; uplifting.
v. i.
To float; to rise like a buoy.
v. t.
To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys; as, to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel.
n.
Conveyance on a buoyant medium, as air or water.
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