Word

buoy, v.
(buoyed, buoying, buoys)

mark with a buoy
<verb.communication>

buoy

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

keep afloat
<verb.contact>

buoy buoy up

sample sentences

"The life vest buoyed him up"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

support, hold, hold up, sustain

float on the surface of water
<verb.motion>

buoy

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym