general Englishneutraltechnicalnautical
- To cause an object to float or remain afloat; to support the buoyancy of a vessel or item in water.
general Englishneutralfigurative
- To raise or sustain morale, confidence, or spirits; to provide encouragement or emotional support.
- To sustain or support financially, thereby keeping an enterprise or person solvent or active.
regional usageinformalimperative
- An emphatic or idiomatic shout indicating the location of a navigational buoy or marker (used in some spoken, situational contexts).