English dictionary

guy

/g/aI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an informal term for a youth or man

noun.person

Examples
A nice guy.

The guy's only doing it for some doll.

Synonyms bozo cat hombre

Source: WordNet 3.0
an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

noun.artifact

Synonyms guy cable guy rope guy wire

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>Guy</i> 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

Synonyms blackguard jest at laugh at make fun poke fun rib ridicule roast

Source: WordNet 3.0
steady or support with a guy wire or cable

verb.change

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

Source: WordNet 3.0
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