/
bɔɪ/
n.
an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show hazards, or for mooring.
v.
-
(usu. be buoyed up)
keep afloat.
▸cause (a price) to rise to or remain high.
- mark with a buoy.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: prob. from MDu. boye, boeie, from a Gmc base meaning ‘signal’.