ˈguy rope
11rope — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ guy (esp. BrE), mooring (esp. BrE), tow ▪ I tripped over the guy rope of the tent in the dark. ▪ jump (AmE) …
12guy — English has two separate words guy. The guy of guy rope [14] was probably borrowed from a Low German word (of which Dutch gei ‘rope used for hauling a sail in’ may well be a descendant), but its ultimate ancestry is not clear. Guy ‘fellow, man’… …
13guy — English has two separate words guy. The guy of guy rope [14] was probably borrowed from a Low German word (of which Dutch gei ‘rope used for hauling a sail in’ may well be a descendant), but its ultimate ancestry is not clear. Guy ‘fellow, man’… …
14guy — 1 /gaI/ noun (C) 1 informal a man: Dave s a nice guy when you get to know him. 2 a figure of a man burnt every year on Guy Fawkes Night, in Britain 3 also guy rope a rope that stretches from the top or side of a tent or pole to the ground to keep …
15guy cable — noun a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) • Syn: ↑guy, ↑guy wire, ↑guy rope • Derivationally related forms: ↑guy (for: ↑guy) • Hypernyms …
16guy wire — noun a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) • Syn: ↑guy, ↑guy cable, ↑guy rope • Derivationally related forms: ↑guy (for: ↑guy) • Hyperny …
17guy-wire — noun A metal guy rope used to stabilize a tall structure (such as a radio mast). Syn: guy rope …
18guy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shroud, rigging (see support); informal, chap, fellow (see male). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Lateral tensile support] Syn. cable, truss, sling, hawser, guy wire, guy rope, tent rope, tackle, cinch, bond,… …
19guy */*/ — UK [ɡaɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms guy : singular guy plural guys 1) informal a man Bob s a really nice guy. She s going out with some French guy she met on holiday. the kind/sort of guy: He looks like the kind of guy you would trust with… …
20guy — [[t]ga͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ guys 1) N COUNT A guy is a man. [INFORMAL] → See also wise guy I was working with a guy from Manchester. 2) N VOC; N PLURAL: you N Americans sometimes address a group of people, whether they are male or female, as guys or you… …
