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Guy

/ Guy /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
Type of:
brace bracing
Has parts:
tent collapsible shelter
noun Sense 2
an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
Type of:
effigy image simulacrum
Domain:
United Kingdom UK Great Britain
noun Sense 3
an informal term for a youth or man
"a nice guy"
"the guy''s only doing it for some doll"
Type of:
man adult male
Kinds of:
sod
verb Sense 4
steady or support with with a guy wire or cable
"The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
Type of:
brace steady stabilize
Derived:
guy cable guy rope
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
mock bemock
Kinds of:
tease satirize satirise lampoon debunk
Derived:
rib tease teasing ribbing knock
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
5
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Related Words

brace bracing effigy image simulacrum man adult male sod steady stabilize mock bemock