buoy up

Meanings:

• 1.

  general Englishneutraltechnicalnautical
  • To cause an object to float or remain afloat; to support the buoyancy of a vessel or item in water.

• 2.

  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.

• 3.

  regional usageinformalimperative
  • An emphatic or idiomatic shout indicating the location of a navigational buoy or marker (used in some spoken, situational contexts).