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Dictionary > Definition: guy

Definition of guy
  1. a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
  2. an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
  3. an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy''s only doing it for some doll"
  4. steady or support with with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
  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"
Similar Words: guy cable, guy rope, Guy, cat, hombre, bozo, ridicule, roast, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun

Hyponyms: sod, tease, satirize, satirise, lampoon, debunk, expose, stultify

Part Meronyms: tent, collapsible shelter

Derivational Morphology: guy cable, guy rope, rib, tease, teasing, ribbing, knock, roast, derision, ridicule, satirist, ironist, ridiculer


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