Thesaurus: guy

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1. n. 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.
2. v. t. To steady or guide with a guy.
3. n. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot.
4. n. A person of queer looks or dress.
5. v. t. To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.
6. n. an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
7. n. an informal term for a youth or man
8. n. a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
9. v. subject to laughter or ridicule
10. v. steady or support with a guy wire or cable
11. 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. To steady or guide with a guy. 1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot. The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. W. S. Gilbert. 2. A person of queer looks or dress. Dickens. To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule. [Local & Collog U.S.]
12. A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: arope 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 aship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with theland on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or ropeattached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extendingobliquely to the ground, where it is fastened.