guy

An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).IrelandUK

A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".dated

• “But shan’t I look a guy?” “Not a bit of it. Jist the very kick!”
• I am always a perfect guy, whatever I wear, when I sit against a red curtain. You men say that a woman always knows when she’s good-looking, but I am happy to say I know when I look a guy.

A man or boy; a fellow.colloquial

• “You don't say so? I thought he was some guy from Pennsylvania.”
• "Hi, guys. Did you have a fun time at school?" said Katherine. "Yeah we did," said Stacy.

A person (see usage notes).especiallyin-plural

• I recently rewatched the original Star Wars trilogy. I'm not a Star Wars guy, but I did enjoy them a lot more than I did the first time. / The movie seemed more like just Ellie's personal journey into being, like, "Wow, religion can be cool

Anything seen to have character and personality, such as an animal or a toy.colloquial

• The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy.

dude, Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.informalterm-of-address

• Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?

Thing, item (term that can be used to refer to any entity)colloquial

• This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage.
• This guy is the partial derivative of that guy with respect to x.

To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.intransitive

To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.transitive

• Swift and other satirists mercilessly guyed the unlettered self-importance of the peddlars of such soul-food, exposing their humility and self-laceration as an egregious and obnoxious form of self-advertisement (s'excuser, c'est s'accuser).
• Terry Kilmartin […], applauded for every ‘um’ and ‘ah’, knew that he was being guyed and had the charm to make it funny.

A guide; a leader or conductor.obsoleterare

A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.

A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship, a suspension bridge, or a utility pole).

To equip with a support cable.

• The swinging booms were then guyed out, and the boats made fast by geswarps, and everything in harbor style.