Guy (Noun)

Meaning 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".

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

  • Cat
  • Bozo
  • Sod
  • Hombre

Hypernyms

  • Adult Male

Meaning 2

An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • The flaming guy towered over us, its ragged clothes and gruesome face illuminated by the bonfire.
  • In some towns, it's traditional to make a guy and burn it on a bonfire on November 5th.
  • We set up the guy on top of the bonfire, a straw-stuffed figure in a tattered cloak and a mocking face.
  • The children helped to make a guy, using old clothes and stuffing them with straw to create a ragged figure.
  • As the bonfire crackled and roared, the guy was engulfed in flames, sending sparks flying high into the air.

Hypernyms

  • Simulacrum
  • Image

Meaning 3

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

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Guy Cable
  • Guy Wire
  • Guy Rope

Hypernyms

  • Bracing

Related Words

  • Guy (verb)
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