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guy

(g/aI/ )

an informal term for a youth or man(noun.person)

Example:
A nice guy.
The guy's only doing it for some doll.

Synonym:
bozo, cat, hombre

source: wordnet30
an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
guy cable, guy rope, guy wire

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot.(noun)

source: webster1913

subject to laughter or ridicule(verb.communication)

Synonym:
blackguard, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast

source: wordnet30
steady or support with a guy wire or cable(verb.change)

Example:
The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing.

source: wordnet30
To steady or guide with a guy.(verb)

source: webster1913
To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.(verb)

source: webster1913

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