| NOUN | person | guy, cat, hombre, bozo, sod | an informal British term for a youth or man |
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| artifact | Guy | an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day | |
| artifact | guy, guy cable, guy wire, guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) | |
| VERB | communication | guy, ridicule, roast, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | subject to laughter or ridicule |
| change | guy | steady or support with a guy wire or cable |
| Sounds | gay' | |
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| Meaning | An informal British term for a youth or man. | |
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| Synonyms | cat, hombre, bozo, sod | |
| Broader | man, adult male | An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) |
| Spanish | hombre, tío, tipo | |
| Meaning | An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day. | |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | effigy, image, simulacrum | A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) |
| Spanish | Guido | |
| Catalan | Guy | |
| Meaning | A cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent). | |
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| Synonyms | guy cable, guy wire, guy rope | |
| Part of | tent, collapsible shelter | A portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs) |
| Broader | brace, bracing | A structural member used to stiffen a framework |
| Spanish | cuerda tensora | |
| Verbs | guy | steady or support with a guy wire or cable |
| Meaning | subject to laughter or ridicule. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | ridicule, roast, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | |
| Narrower | debunk, expose | expose while ridiculing |
| satirize, satirise, lampoon | ridicule with satire | |
| stultify | Cause to appear foolish | |
| tease | mock or make fun of playfully | |
| Broader | mock, bemock | treat with contempt |
| Spanish | burla, ridiculizar | |
| Catalan | ridiculitzar | |
| Meaning | steady or support with a guy wire or cable. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing" | |
| Broader | brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise | support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace / brace |
| Nouns | guy | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
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