Guy,

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  guy \guy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guyed} (g[imac]d); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {guying}.]
     To steady or guide with a guy.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  guy \guy\, n.
     1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in
        England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder
        Plot.
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              The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. --W. S.
                                                    Gilbert.
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     2. Hence: A person of queer looks or dress. [Chiefly Brit.
        slang] --Dickens.
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     3. A man or young man; a fellow; -- usually contrasted with
        {gals} or {girls} as, it was fun for both the guys and
        gals; the guys were watching football while the girls
        played bridge. [Informal]
        [PJC]
  
     4. A member of a group of either sex, usually a friend or
        comrade; -- usually used in the pl.; as, tell the guys to
        come inside; are any of you guys interested in a game of
        tennis?. [Informal]
        [PJC]
  
     {great guy} a man who has a very pleasant personality,
        typically one who is friendly, generous, and pleasant to
        associate with.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  guy \guy\ (g[imac]), n. [Sp. guia guide, a guy or small rope
     used on board of ships to keep weighty things in their
     places; of Teutonic origin, and the same word as E. guide.
     See {Guide}, and cf. {Gye}.]
     A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as:
     a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or
     lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar,
     or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a
     suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent
     lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a
     structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the
     ground, where it is fastened.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Guy \Guy\, v. t.
     To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.
     [Local & Collog U.S.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  118 Moby Thesaurus words for "guy":
     Adamite, advocate, alpenstock, arm, athletic supporter, back,
     backbone, backing, bandeau, bastard, bearer, being, bird, bloke,
     body, boy, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere, buck, bugger,
     buttress, cane, caricature, carrier, cat, cervix, chap, character,
     corset, creature, crook, crutch, customer, duck, dude, earthling,
     feller, fellow, foundation garment, fulcrum, gazebo, gee, geezer,
     gent, gentleman, girdle, groundling, guywire, hand, he, head, homo,
     human, human being, individual, jasper, jock, jockstrap, joker,
     lad, lampoon, life, living soul, mainstay, maintainer, make fun of,
     man, mast, mock, mortal, neck, nose, one, party, person, personage,
     personality, poke fun at, prop, reinforce, reinforcement,
     reinforcer, rest, resting place, rib, ridicule, rigging, satirize,
     send up, shoulder, shroud, single, somebody, someone, soul, spine,
     sprit, staff, standing rigging, stave, stay, stick, stiffener,
     strengthener, stud, support, supporter, sustainer, take off,
     tellurian, terran, upholder, walking stick, worldling, youth
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Guy, AR (town, FIPS 29230)
    Location: 35.32450 N, 92.33478 W
    Population (1990): 241 (90 housing units)
    Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 72061
  Guy, TX
    Zip code(s): 77444

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Guy, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
     Population (2000):    202
     Housing Units (2000): 92
     Land area (2000):     0.920587 sq. miles (2.384310 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.920587 sq. miles (2.384310 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            29230
     Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
     Location:             35.324584 N, 92.334935 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     72061
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Guy, AR
      Guy