n. & v.
—n.
1 colloq. a man; a fellow.
2 (usu. in pl.) US a person of either sex.
3 Brit. an effigy of Guy Fawkes in ragged clothing, burnt on a bonfire on 5 Nov.
4 Brit. a grotesquely dressed person.
—v.tr.
1 ridicule.
2 exhibit in effigy.
Etymology: Guy Fawkes, conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament in 1605
2.
n. & v.
—n. a rope or chain to secure a tent or steady a crane-load etc.
—v.tr. secure with a guy or guys.
Etymology: prob. of LG orig.: cf. LG & Du. gei brail etc.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.