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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
guy \guy\, v. t. imp.  p. p. guyed gimacd; p. pr.  vb.
   n. guying.
   to steady or guide with a guy.
   1913 webster
see also:
guyed guying 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
guy \guy\, n.
   1. a grotesque effigy, like that of guy fawkes, dressed up in
      england on the fifth of november, the day of the gunpowder
      plot.
      1913 webster

            the lady . . . who dresses like a guy. --w. s.
                                                  gilbert.
      1913 webster

   2. hence: a person of queer looks or dress. chiefly brit.
      slang --dickens.
      1913 webster

   3. a man or young man; a fellow; -- usually contrasted with
      gals or girls as, it was fun for both the guys and
      gals; the guys were watching football while the girls
      played bridge. informal
      pjc

   4. a member of a group of either sex, usually a friend or
      comrade; -- usually used in the pl.; as, tell the guys to
      come inside; are any of you guys interested in a game of
      tennis?. informal
      pjc

   great guy a man who has a very pleasant personality,
      typically one who is friendly, generous, and pleasant to
      associate with.
      pjc
see also:
gals girls great guy 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
guy \guy\ gimac, n. sp. guia guide, a guy or small rope
   used on board of ships to keep weighty things in their
   places; of teutonic origin, and the same word as e. guide.
   see guide, and cf. gye.
   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.
   1913 webster
see also:
guide gye 
[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
guy \guy\, v. t.
   to fool; to baffle; to make a person an object of ridicule.
   local  collog u.s.
   1913 webster

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
guy
     n 1: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the
          guy's only doing it for some doll" syn: cat, hombre,
           bozo
     2: an effigy of guy fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on guy
        fawkes day
     3: a rope or cable that is used to brace something especially
        a tent syn: guy cable, guy rope
     v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "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" syn: ridicule,
           roast, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make
          fun, poke fun
     2: steady or support with with a guy wire or cable; "the
        italians guyed the tower of pisa to prevent it from
        collapsing"
see also:
cat hombre bozo guy cable guy rope ridicule 
roast blackguard laugh at jest at rib 
make fun poke fun 
[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
118 moby thesaurus words for "guy":
   adamite, advocate, alpenstock, arm, athletic supporter, back,
   backbone, backing, bandeau, bastard, bearer, being, bird, bloke,
   body, boy, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere, buck, bugger,
   buttress, cane, caricature, carrier, cat, cervix, chap, character,
   corset, creature, crook, crutch, customer, duck, dude, earthling,
   feller, fellow, foundation garment, fulcrum, gazebo, gee, geezer,
   gent, gentleman, girdle, groundling, guywire, hand, he, head, homo,
   human, human being, individual, jasper, jock, jockstrap, joker,
   lad, lampoon, life, living soul, mainstay, maintainer, make fun of,
   man, mast, mock, mortal, neck, nose, one, party, person, personage,
   personality, poke fun at, prop, reinforce, reinforcement,
   reinforcer, rest, resting place, rib, ridicule, rigging, satirize,
   send up, shoulder, shroud, single, somebody, someone, soul, spine,
   sprit, staff, standing rigging, stave, stay, stick, stiffener,
   strengthener, stud, support, supporter, sustainer, take off,
   tellurian, terran, upholder, walking stick, worldling, youth




[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
guy, ar town, fips 29230
  location: 35.32450 n, 92.33478 w
  population 1990: 241 90 housing units
  area: 2.3 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 72061
guy, tx
  zip codes: 77444

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
guy, ar -- u.s. town in arkansas
   population 2000:    202
   housing units 2000: 92
   land area 2000:     0.920587 sq. miles 2.384310 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.920587 sq. miles 2.384310 sq. km
   fips code:            29230
   located within:       arkansas ar, fips 05
   location:             35.324584 n, 92.334935 w
   zip codes 1990:     72061
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    guy, ar
    guy



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