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buoy definition

buoy


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  buoy 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  buoy 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  buoy 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  buoy 
 
  3  senses  of  buoy 
 
  Sense  1 
  buoy 
  =>  float,  swim 
 
  Sense  2 
  buoy,  buoy  up 
  =>  hold  support,  sustain,  hold  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  buoy 
  =>  mark 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  buoy 
 
  buoy  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  buoy 
 
  Sense  1 
  buoy 
  =>  float,  swim 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  buoy,  buoy  up 
  =>  hold  support,  sustain,  hold  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  buoy 
  =>  mark 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  buoy 
  acoustic  buoy 
  bell  buoy 
  breeches  buoy 
  buoy 
  buoyancy 
  can  buoy 
  conical  buoy 
  gong  buoy 
  life  buoy 
  nun  buoy 
  spar  buoy 
  whistle  buoy 
  whistling  buoy 
 
  Overview  of  noun  buoy 
 
  The  noun  buoy  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  buoy  --  (bright-colored;  a  float  attached  by  rope  to  the  seabed  to  mark  channels  in  a  harbor  or  underwater  hazards) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  buoy 
 
  The  verb  buoy  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  buoy  --  (float  on  the  surface  of  water) 
  2.  buoy,  buoy  up  --  (keep  afloat:  "The  life  vest  buoyed  him  up") 
  3.  buoy  --  (mark  with  a  buoy) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  buoy 
  buoyant 
 
  Overview  of  noun  buoy 
 
  The  noun  buoy  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  buoy  --  (bright-colored;  a  float  attached  by  rope  to  the  seabed  to  mark  channels  in  a  harbor  or  underwater  hazards) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  buoy 
 
  The  verb  buoy  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  buoy  --  (float  on  the  surface  of  water) 
  2.  buoy,  buoy  up  --  (keep  afloat:  "The  life  vest  buoyed  him  up") 
  3.  buoy  --  (mark  with  a  buoy) 



buoy definition