[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Nautical.a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore.", "a life buoy life buoy."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to keep afloat or support by or as if by a life buoy life buoy;keep from sinking (often followed byup):The life jacket buoyed her up until help arrived.", "Nautical.to mark with a buoy or buoys.", "to sustain or encourage (often followed byup):Her courage was buoyed by the doctor's assurances.Synonyms: nurture , maintain , lighten , boost , uplift , lift"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to float or rise by reason of lightness."]}]