'buoy up' definitions:
Definition of 'buoy up'
(from WordNet)
verb
Become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up]
verb
Make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up] [ant: weigh down, weigh on]
verb
Keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up" [syn: buoy, buoy up]
Synonyms of 'buoy up'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afford support,
- animate,
- back,
- back up,
- bear,
- bear up,
- bolster,
- bolster up,
- boost,
- brace,
- brighten,
- buoy,
- buttress,
- carry,
- cast up,
- cheer,
- cradle,
- crutch,
- cushion,
- elevate,
- encourage,
- enliven,
- erect,
- escalate,
- exhilarate,
- float,
- float high,
- give a lift,
- give support,
- gladden,
- hearten,
- heave,
- heft,
- heighten,
- heist,
- hike,
- hoick,
- hoist,
- hold,
- hold up,
- inspire,
- inspirit,
- invigorate,
- jerk up,
- keep afloat,
- keep up,
- knock up,
- lend support,
- levitate,
- lift,
- lift up,
- liven,
- lob,
- loft,
- mainstay,
- maintain,
- perk up,
- pick up,
- pillow,
- prop,
- raise,
- raise up,
- rear,
- rear up,
- reinforce,
- rejoice,
- rejoice the heart,
- ride high,
- rise,
- set up,
- shore,
- shore up,
- shoulder,
- sky,
- stay,
- stick up,
- subsidize,
- subvention,
- support,
- sustain,
- throw up,
- underbrace,
- undergird,
- underlie,
- underpin,
- underset,
- up,
- upbear,
- upbuoy,
- upcast,
- upheave,
- uphoist,
- uphold,
- upkeep,
- uplift,
- upraise,
- uprear,
- upthrow,
- vitalize,
- waft