"guy" meaning in English

See guy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /gaɪ/ Audio: en-us-guy.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-Guy.wav [Australia] Forms: guy [singular], guys [plural]
enPR: gī Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A guy is a boy or a man.
    Sense id: simple-guy-en-noun-m36G8-Pp Categories (other): Slang
  2. A guy is a rope from the top of something to the ground to keep it from falling over.
    Sense id: simple-guy-en-noun-xstCqa2~
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Slang",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "So, I walk in and there's this woman talking to this guy."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A guy is a boy or a man."
      ],
      "id": "simple-guy-en-noun-m36G8-Pp",
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        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A guy is a rope from the top of something to the ground to keep it from falling over."
      ],
      "id": "simple-guy-en-noun-xstCqa2~",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "gī"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/gaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/gaI/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-guy.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-Guy.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "guy"
}
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    {
      "form": "guy",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "guys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Countable nouns",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "So, I walk in and there's this woman talking to this guy."
        }
      ],
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        "A guy is a boy or a man."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
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      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "gī"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/gaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/gaI/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-guy.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-Guy.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "guy"
}

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