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Dictionary definition · Guy

noun

  1. an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
  2. an informal term for a youth or man"a nice guy"
  3. a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

verb

  1. subject to laughter or ridicule"The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"
  2. steady or support with a guy wire or cable"The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).