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.
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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.
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Meaning 3
A cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.