guy (n.)

  1. an informal term for a youth or man; a nice guy; the guys only doing it for some doll

    [ Syn: cat , hombre , bozo ]

  2. an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

    [ Syn: guy ]

  3. a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

    [ Syn: guy cable , guy wire , guy rope ]

    guy (v.)

  1. subject to laughter or ridicule; The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house; The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher; His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday

    [ Syn: 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'

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