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buoy (verb), buoys; buoyed, buoying
1. To keep afloat or aloft: Jim saw a glider buoyed up in the sky by air currents.
2. To inspire or to encourage: The football team was buoyed up for the game because they were all in good physical condition and they were convinced by their coach that they had a very good chance of winning the championship.
2. To inspire or to encourage: The football team was buoyed up for the game because they were all in good physical condition and they were convinced by their coach that they had a very good chance of winning the championship.
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English Words in Action, Group B
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