Buoy | Mean of buoy in English Dictionary

/ˈbuːwi/

• Noun
• an object that floats on water in a lake, bay, river, etc., to show areas that are safe or dangerous for boats
• Verb
• to cause (someone) to feel happy or confident
1. Buoyed by the success of her first novel, she began work on a second.
2. He felt buoyed up by the support and encouragement of his friends and family.
• to lift or improve (something)
1. The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.
2. His spirits were buoyed [=uplifted, raised] by the good news.
3. The falling leaf was buoyed up by a current of air.