guy /gaɪ/
1. an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
synset: guy, cat, hombre, bozo, sod
2. an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
synset: Guy
3. a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
synset: guy, guy_cable, guy_wire, guy_rope
1. 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"
synset: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh_at, jest_at, rib, make_fun, poke_fun
2. steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
synset: guy
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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