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ALL meanings of guy

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  • noun guy man, boy 1
  • noun guy tent rope 1
  • noun guy cable used on ship mast 1
  • noun guy a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “woods.”. 1
  • noun guy effigy of Guy Fawkes 1
  • verb with object guy to guide, steady, or secure with a guy or guys. 1
  • noun plural guy men and women 1
  • idioms guy give the guy to, British Slang. to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip. 1
  • countable noun guy A guy is a man. 0
  • countable noun guy Americans sometimes address a group of people, whether they are male or female, as guys or you guys. 0
  • countable noun guy A guy is the same as a guy rope. 0
  • countable noun guy In Britain, a guy is a model of a man that is made from old clothes filled with straw or paper. Guys are burned on bonfires as part of the celebrations for Guy Fawkes Night. 0
  • noun guy a man or youth 0
  • noun guy a crude effigy of Guy Fawkes, usually made of old clothes stuffed with straw or rags, that is burnt on top of a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day 0
  • noun guy a person in shabby or ludicrously odd clothes 0
  • noun guy persons of either sex 0
  • verb guy to make fun of; ridicule 0
  • noun guy a rope, chain, wire, etc, for anchoring an object, such as a radio mast, in position or for steadying or guiding it while being hoisted or lowered 0
  • verb guy to anchor, steady, or guide with a guy or guys 0
  • noun guy Buddy, real name George Guy. born 1936, US blues singer and guitarist 0
  • abbreviation GUY Guyana (international car registration) 0
  • noun guy a masculine name: equiv. It. & Sp. Guido 0
  • noun guy in England, an effigy of Guy Fawkes displayed and burned on Guy Fawkes Day 0
  • noun guy a person whose appearance or dress is odd 0
  • noun guy a man or boy; fellow 0
  • noun guy any person 0
  • verb transitive guy to make fun of; ridicule; josh; tease 0
  • noun guy a rope, chain, rod, or wire attached to something to steady or guide it 0
  • verb transitive guy to guide or steady with a guy 0
  • noun guy (obsolete and rare) A guide; a leader or conductor. 0
  • noun guy (primarily nautical) A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered. Also a support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away, e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension-bridge. 0
  • noun guy (Britain) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November). 0
  • noun guy (archaic) A person of eccentric appearance or dress. 0
  • noun guy (Colloquial) A male. 0
  • noun guy (Colloquial) (in the plural) people. 0
  • noun guy (Colloquial) (of animals and sometimes objects) thing, creature. 0
  • noun guy (Colloquial) (technology) thing, unit. 0
  • noun guy (Informal) (term of address) Buster, Mack, fella. 0
  • verb guy To equip with a support cable. 0
  • verb guy (Intransitive Verb) To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November. 0
  • verb guy (Transitive Verb) To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo. 0
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