Definitions for guy



Overview of noun guy

The noun guy has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (33) guy, cat, hombre, bozo

(an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll")

2. (1) Guy

(an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day)

3. guy, guy cable, guy wire, guy rope

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


Overview of verb guy

The verb guy has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun

(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")

2. guy

(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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