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buoy up
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Princeton's WordNet
lighten, lighten up, buoy upverb
become more cheerful
"after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
lighten, lighten up, buoy upverb
make more cheerful
"the conversation lightened me up a bit"
buoy, buoy upverb
keep afloat
"The life vest buoyed him up"
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buoy upverb
To uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits
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buoy up
To buoy up means to keep afloat, support, or sustain, often in difficult times or situations. This term can be used literally, referring to the ability of an object to stay above water, or metaphorically, such as someone being encouraged or uplifted during a challenging period.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of buoy up in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of buoy up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of buoy up in a Sentence
If privatization fails to buoy up the economy, then let's be put in record now only who would or should be penalized
The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people. have uttered falsehoods so long, they have played off so many tricks, that their budget seems, at last, to be quite empty.
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