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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: guy

1
 n
an informal term for a youth or man
2
 nv
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
steady or support with a guy wire or cable
3
 v
subject to laughter or ridicule
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: guy
1

n an informal term for a youth or man

“a nice guy”
“the guy's only doing it for some doll”
Synonyms:
bozo, cat, hombre
Types:
sod
an informal British term for a youth or man
Type of:
adult male, man
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
2

n a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

Synonyms:
guy cable, guy rope, guy wire
Type of:
brace, bracing
a structural member used to stiffen a framework

v steady or support with a guy wire or cable

“The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing”
Type of:
brace, stabilise, stabilize, steady
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
3

v subject to laughter or ridicule

Synonyms:
blackguard, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast
Types:
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tease
mock or make fun of playfully
lampoon, satirise, satirize
ridicule with satire
debunk, expose
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
stultify
cause to appear foolish
uncloak, unmask
reveal the true nature of
Type of:
bemock, mock
treat with contempt
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