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Meaning of 'guy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Guy [ n.]
- 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.
- A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot.
- A person of queer looks or dress.
2 . Guy [ v. t.]
- To steady or guide with a guy.
- To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.

Meaning of 'guy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . guy [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an informal term for a youth or man
Example in sentence:
  • a nice guy;
  • the guy's only doing it for some doll;
  • the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink
2 . guy [ v]
Meaning (2):
- subject to laughter or ridicule
Example in sentence:
  • His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday;
  • The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house;
  • The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
Meaning (3):
- steady or support with a guy wire or cable
Example in sentence:
  • The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing

Nearby Words:

guyed guying guyle

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