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Meaning of 'guy'
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. [ n.]- 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. [ v. t.]- To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.
Meaning of 'guy' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. guy [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an informal term for a youth or man
- 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]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- steady or support with a guy wire or cable
- steady or support with a guy wire or cable
Example in sentence:
- The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing
Meaning (3):
- subject to laughter or ridicule
- 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
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