buoy up English

Meaning buoy up meaning

What does buoy up mean?

buoy up

— verb (= lighten, lighten up) become more cheerful after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit

— verb (= buoy) keep afloat The life vest buoyed him up

— verb (= lighten) make more cheerful the conversation lightened me up a bit

Synonyms buoy up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as buoy up?

buoy up English » English

lighten up

lighten

pick up

perk up

enliven

cheer

buoy

stimulate

spice

perk

percolate

pep up

lift up

juice up

jolly

jazz up

jazz around

invigorate

inspirit

gain vigor

freshen up

freshen

float

excite

energize

energise

brace

arouse