guy1
¦ noun
1. informal a man.
(guys) chiefly N. Amer. people of either sex.
2. Brit. a figure representing the Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes, burnt on a bonfire on 5 November to commemorate a failed plot to blow up Parliament in 1605.
¦ verb make fun of.
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guy2
¦ noun a rope or line fixed to the ground to secure a tent.
¦ verb secure with a guy or guys.
Origin
ME: prob. of Low Ger. origin; related to Du. gei 'brail' and Ger. Geitaue 'brails'.