Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb buoy_up

3 senses of buoy up

Sense 1
lighten, lighten up, buoy up -- (become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit")
       => cheer, cheer up, chirk up -- (become cheerful)

Sense 2
lighten, lighten up, buoy up -- (make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit")
       => cheer -- (show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy")

Sense 3
buoy, buoy up -- (keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up")
       => hold, support, sustain, hold up -- (be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?")