guy

Noun
  1. An informal term for a youth or man (synset 110172934)
    "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
    is a type of: adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    same as: bozo, cat, hombre, sod
  2. An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day (synset 103477097)
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    is a type of: effigy, image, simulacrum - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
  3. A cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) (synset 103476902)
    is a type of: brace, bracing - a structural member used to stiffen a framework
    is a part of: collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
    same as: guy cable, guy rope, guy wire
Verb
  1. Subject to laughter or ridicule (synset 200853615)
    "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"
    is a type of: bemock, mock - treat with contempt
    subtypes:
    same as: blackguard, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast
  2. Steady or support with a guy wire or cable (synset 200272319)
    "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
    is a type of: brace, stabilise, stabilize, steady - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

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