what does guy mean?
GUY as NOUN
- Meaning
- a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
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Hypernyms(s) guy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
Hypernyms(s) Guy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- an informal term for a youth or man
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Usage Example(s)
- a nice guy
- the guy’’s only doing it for some doll
Hypernyms(s) guy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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GUY as VERB
- Meaning
- steady or support with with a guy wire or cable
Usage Example(s)
- The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing
Hypernyms(s) guy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- subject to laughter or ridicule
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Usage Example(s)
- 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
Hypernyms(s) guy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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