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Definitions of guy:

part of speech: verb transitive

To steady or guide with a rope or chain; colloquially, to ridicule.

part of speech: noun

A rope, chain, etc., to swing and keep steady a heavy body; coiloquially, a person of queer looks or dress.

part of speech: noun

In a ship, a rope used to keep a heavy body steady while hoisting or lowering; a wire rope, chain, or rod to steady and prevent undulations in a suspension bridge.

part of speech: noun

A grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes; a person dressed in an odd or fantastic manner.

part of speech: noun

An effigy of Guy Fawkes, dressed up grotesquely on the day of the Gunpowder plot: an odd figure.

Usage examples for guy:

• He was a nice guy don't get me wrong, but Christ! "Anything You Can Do ...", Gordon Randall Garrett

• Give the guy what he is looking for. "The Case and The Girl", Randall Parrish

• Well, this guy whoever he was I've forgot, believes in it. "Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930", Various

• " Stringin' this guy up would finish him all right. "The Coming of the Law", Charles Alden Seltzer