buoy (v)
buoy up (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 35
def keep afloat
examples The life vest buoyed him up
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym hold, support, sustain, hold up
Derivationally related form buoy → buoyant
Incoming links
Derivationally related form buoyant → buoy
Hyponym hold, support, sustain, hold up

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