noun
an informal term for a youth or man
Synonyms
Examples
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
- the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink
noun
an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
noun
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
Synonyms
guy cable
guy wire
guy rope
verb
subject to laughter or ridicule
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
verb
steady or support with a guy wire or cable
Examples
- The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing