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Noun: guy  gI
  1. An informal term for a youth or man
    "the guy's only doing it for some doll"; "a nice guy";
    - cat, hombre, bozo [N. Amer]
     
  2. A cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
    - guy cable, guy wire, guy rope, guyline
Verb: guy  gI
  1. Subject to laughter or ridicule
    - ridicule, roast, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
     
  2. Steady or support with a guy wire or cable
    "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
Noun: Guy  gI
Usage: UK
  1. An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

Derived forms: Guys, guying, guys, guyed

Type of: adult male, bemock, brace, bracing, effigy, image, man, mock, simulacrum, stabilise [Brit], stabilize, steady

Part of: collapsible shelter, tent

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