Hypertext Webster Gateway: "guy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Guy \Guy\, v. t.
To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.
[Local & Collog U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Guy \Guy\, n. [Sp. guia guide, a guy or small rope used on board
of ships to keep weighty things in their places; of Teutonic
origin, and the same word as E. guide. See {Guide}, and cf.
{Gye}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Guy \Guy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Guying}.]
To steady or guide with a guy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Guy \Guy\, n.
1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in
England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder
Plot.
The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. --W. S.
Gilbert.
2. A person of queer looks or dress. --Dickens.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
guy
n 1: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the
guy's only doing it for some doll" [syn: {cat}, {hombre},
{bozo}]
2: (British) an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a
bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day [syn: {Guy}]
3: a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially
a tent) [syn: {guy cable}, {guy rope}]
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule: "The satirists ridiculed
the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked
fun at the inexperienced teacher" [syn: {ridicule}, {blackguard},
{laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib}, {make fun}, {poke fun}]
2: steady with a guy
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