guy

guy ¹  (g)

n.

A rope, cord, or cable used to steady, guide, or secure something.

tr.v. guyed, guy·ing, guys

To steady, guide, or secure with a rope, cord, or cable.

---

[Partly from Middle English gie, guide, guy (from Old French guie, from guier, to guide; see weid- in Indo-European roots) and partly from Low German; akin to Dutch gei, brail.]

---

guy ²  (g)

n.

1. Informal A man; a fellow.

2. guys Informal Persons of either sex.

3. Chiefly British A person of odd or grotesque appearance or dress.

4. often Guy An effigy of Guy Fawkes paraded through the streets of English towns and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.

tr.v. guyed, guy·ing, guys

To hold up to ridicule; mock.

---

[After Guy Fawkes.]

---

guy ¹

Noun

1. informal a man or boy

2. Informal a person of either sex: it's been very nice talking to you guys again

3. Brit a crude model of Guy Fawkes, that is burnt on top of a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day (November 5) [short for Guy Fawkes, who plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament]

---

guy ²

Noun

a rope or chain for steadying or securing something such as a tent Also: (guyrope) [probably Low German]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guy - an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" hombre, bozo, cat adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" sod - an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
	2.	Guy - an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day effigy, simulacrum, image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	3.	guy - a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) guy cable, guy rope, guy wire bracing, brace - a structural member used to stiffen a framework collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"
Verb	1.	guy - 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" blackguard, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman" lampoon, satirise, satirize - ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" debunk, expose - expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" stultify - cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
	2.	guy - steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing" stabilise, stabilize, steady, brace - support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

---

guy

noun (Informal) man, person, fellow, lad, cat (dated), (slang) bloke Brit. (informal) chap

Translations

guy [gaɪ] n (also: guyrope) → viento, cuerda;

(col) (= man); tío (SP); tipo

---

guy [gaɪ] n (inf) (= man); type m;

(also: guyrope) → corde f (= figure) effigie de Guy Fawkes

---

guy [gaɪ] n (inf) (man) → Typ m, Kerl m;

(also: guyrope) → Haltetau nt, Halteseil nt;

(for Guy Fawkes' night) → (Guy-Fawkes-)Puppe f

Guy Fawkes' Night

Guy Fawkes' Night, auch "bonfire night" genannt, erinnert an den "Gunpowder Plot", einen Attentatsversuch auf James I. und sein Parlament am 5. November 1605. Einer der Verschwörer, Guy Fawkes, wurde auf frischer Tat ertappt, als er das Parlamentsgebäude in die Luft sprengen wollte. Vor der Guy Fawkes' Night basteln Kinder in Großbritannien eine Puppe des Guy Fawkes, mit der sie Geld für Feuerwerkskörper von Passanten erbetteln, und die dann am 5. November auf einem Lagerfeuer mit Feuerwerk verbrannt wird.

---

guy [gaɪ] n (also: guyrope) → cavo or corda di fissaggio;

(col) (= man); tipo, elemento;

(figure) → effigie di Guy Fawkes

---

guy

n guy [gai]

1 a man I don't know the guy you're talking about. man, gek, swaap شَخْص човек chlápek fyr der Bursche άνθρωπος, τύπος tipo, tío, individuo mees, poiss مرد kaveri type אִיש पुरूष čovjek pasas, fickó, ürge orang laki-laki náungi tipo やつ 사람, 녀석 vyras, vaikinas puisis; čalis lelaki kerel, gozer fyr, kar facet sujeito tip, individ, bărbat парень chlapík tip čovek man, karl, kille ผู้ชาย adam, herif, kişi 家伙 хлопець, парубок کوئی فرد anh chàng; gã 家伙

2 (alsoˈguy-rope) a rope which keeps a tent etc steady. ankertou حَبل الخَيْمَه обтяжка stanová šňůra bardun das Halteseil σύρμα στήριξης viento, cuerda (tensora) tuginöör طناب نگه دارنده tukiköysi corde de tente חֶבֶל חִיזוּק रस्सा šatorsko uže feszítőkötél tali tenda stag cavo, tirante 張り綱 당김밧줄 virvė, virvelė virve tali gai stormlijn bardun linka corda coardă (pentru cort) оттяжка stanová šnúra šotorska vrv šatorsko uže gaj, stötta เชือกรัด çadır ipi, tente 繩索 відтяжка; ванта خیمے کو کسا رکھنے والی طناب dây thừng 绳索