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Guy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Guy? [n] a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent) [n] (British) an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day [n] an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" [v] steady with a guy [v] subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Guy: blackguard \| bozo \| cat \| guy cable \| guy rope \| hombre \| jest at \| laugh at \| make fun \| poke fun \| rib \| ridicule Related Terms \| Find terms related to Guy: Adamite \| advocate \| alpenstock \| arm \| athletic supporter \| back \| backbone \| backing \| bandeau \| bastard \| bearer \| being \| bird \| bloke \| body \| boy \| bra \| brace \| bracer \| bracket \| brassiere \| buck \| bugger \| buttress \| cane \| caricature \| carrier \| cat \| cervix \| chap \| character \| corset \| creature \| crook \| crutch \| customer \| duck \| dude \| earthling \| feller \| fellow \| foundation garment \| fulcrum \| gazebo \| gee \| geezer \| gent \| gentleman \| girdle \| groundling \| guywire \| hand \| he \| head \| homo \| human \| human being \| individual \| jasper \| jock \| jockstrap \| joker \| lad \| lampoon \| life \| living soul \| mainstay \| maintainer \| make fun of \| man \| mast \| mock \| mortal \| neck \| nose \| one \| party \| person \| personage \| personality \| poke fun at \| prop \| reinforce \| reinforcement \| reinforcer \| rest \| resting place \| rib \| ridicule \| rigging \| satirize \| send up \| shoulder \| shroud \| single \| somebody \| someone \| soul \| spine \| sprit \| staff \| standing rigging \| stave \| stay \| stick \| stiffener \| strengthener \| stud \| support \| supporter \| sustainer \| take off \| tellurian \| terran \| upholder \| walking stick \| worldling \| youth See Also \| adult male \| bemock \| brace \| brace \| bracing \| collapsible shelter \| debunk \| effigy \| expose \| image \| lampoon \| man \| mock \| satirise \| satirize \| simulacrum \| sod \| stabilise \| stabilize \| steady \| stultify \| tent Guy In Webster's Dictionary \Guy\, n. [Sp. guia guide, a guy or small rope used on board of ships to keep weighty things in their places; of Teutonic origin, and the same word as E. guide. See {Guide}, and cf. {Gye}.] A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened. \Guy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guying}.] To steady or guide with a guy. \Guy\, n. 1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot. The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. --W. S. Gilbert. 2. A person of queer looks or dress. --Dickens. \Guy\, v. t. To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule. [Local & Collog U.S.]

Guy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Guy?

[n] a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
[n] (British) an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
[n] an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"
[v] steady with a guy
[v] subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"

Guy In Webster's Dictionary

\Guy\, n. [Sp. guia guide, a guy or small rope used on board
of ships to keep weighty things in their places; of Teutonic
origin, and the same word as E. guide. See {Guide}, and cf.
{Gye}.]
A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as:
a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or
lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar,
or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a
suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent
lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a
structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the
ground, where it is fastened.


\Guy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Guying}.]
To steady or guide with a guy.


\Guy\, n.
1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in
   England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder
   Plot.

         The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. --W. S.
                                               Gilbert.

2. A person of queer looks or dress. --Dickens.


\Guy\, v. t.
To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.
[Local & Collog U.S.]

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