GUYS

Noun

guys

plural of guy

Verb

guys

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guy

Anagrams

• yugs

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Guys

A town in Tennessee.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Guys (plural er-noun)

plural of Guy

Noun

Guys

plural of Guy

Anagrams

• yugs

Source: Wiktionary


GUY

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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