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GUY
guy, guy cable, guy wire, guy rope
(noun) a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
Guy
(noun) an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
guy, cat, hombre, bozo, sod
(noun) an informal term for a youth or man; “a nice guy”; “the guy’s only doing it for some doll”; “the poor sod couldn’t even buy a drink”
guy
(verb) steady or support with a guy wire or cable; “The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing”
ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
(verb) subject to laughter or ridicule; “The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house”; “The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher”; “His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Guy (plural Guys)
A male given name from Germanic languages.
A patronymic surname.
Noun
Guy (plural Guys)
(British) An effigy of Guy Fawkes burned on Bonfire Night
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Guy
A male given name from Hebrew.
A surname.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Guy
A city in Arkansas.
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Guy is the 1,227th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28,852 individuals. Guy is most common among White (67.88%) and Black (24.98%) individuals.
Anagrams
• yug
Etymology 1
Named for Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), an English Catholic hanged for his role in the Gunpowder Plot.
Noun
guy (plural guys)
(British) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
(dated) A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
(colloquial) A man, fellow.
(especially, in the plural) A person (see usage notes).
(colloquial, of animals and sometimes objects) Thing, creature.
(colloquial, figuratively) Thing, unit.
(informal, term of address) Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
Usage notes
• In plural, guys is not completely gender-neutral but it may refer to people of either sex in some circumstances and forms; the greeting “Hey guys”, or any vocative utterance, can generally refer to people of either gender. Referring to a group as “guys” usually means a group of men or a mixed-gender group.
• When used of animals, guy usually refers to either a male or one whose gender is not known; it is rarely if ever used of an animal that is known to be female.
• In some varieties of US and Canadian English, you guys revives the distinction between a singular and plural you, much like y'all in other varieties; in this sense, guys is gender-neutral.
Synonyms
• (US) (man): dude, fella, homey, bro
• (British) (man): bloke, brother, geezer, cove, fellow, chap
• See also man
Antonyms
• (male): gal, broad, dame, girl, jane, woman, bird, chick
Verb
guy (third-person singular simple present guys, present participle guying, simple past and past participle guyed)
(intransitive) To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
(transitive) To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
(theatre, transitive) To play in a comedic manner.
Etymology 2
Noun
guy (plural guys or guies)
(obsolete, rare) A guide; a leader or conductor.
(primarily, nautical) A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered.
(primarily, nautical) A support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension-bridge).
Holonyms
• (nautical): cordage
Verb
guy (third-person singular simple present guys, present participle guying, simple past and past participle guyed)
To equip with a support cable.
Anagrams
• yug
Source: Wiktionary
Guy, n. Etym: [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.]
Definition: 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.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule. [Local & Collog U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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