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English noun: guy | |||
| 1. | guy (person) an informal term for a youth or man | ||
| Samples | A nice guy. The guy's only doing it for some doll. | ||
| Synonyms | bozo, cat, hombre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult male, man | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sod | ||
| 2. | Guy (artifact) an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | effigy, image, simulacrum | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 3. | guy (artifact) a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) | ||
| Synonyms | guy cable, guy rope, guy wire | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brace, bracing | ||
| Part meronym | collapsible shelter, tent | ||
English verb: guy | |||
| 1. | guy (communication) subject to laughter or ridicule | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | blackguard, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bemock, mock | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | debunk, expose, lampoon, satirise, satirize, stultify, tease | ||
| 2. | guy (change) steady or support with a guy wire or cable | ||
| Samples | The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brace, stabilise, stabilize, steady | ||
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