"buoy" meaning in All languages combined

See buoy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /bɔi/ [UK], /ˈbuːi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-buoy.wav [UK] Forms: buoy [singular], buoys [plural]
enPR: boi [UK], bo͞o'ē [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A float in water that is used to mark something.
    Sense id: simple-buoy-en-noun-heE~r651

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɔi/ [UK], /ˈbuːi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-buoy.wav [UK] Forms: buoy [canonical], buoys [third-person, singular], buoyed [past], buoyed [past, participle], buoying [present, participle]
enPR: boi [UK], bo͞o'ē [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To float.
    Sense id: simple-buoy-en-verb-KU~r-v~V
  2. To keep something high.
    Sense id: simple-buoy-en-verb-aopW091q
  3. To mark/measure with a buoy.
    Sense id: simple-buoy-en-verb-h3HmzfBY
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      "ipa": "/ˈbuːi/",
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        "To float."
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        "UK"
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    },
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      "enpr": "bo͞o'ē",
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      ]
    },
    {
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