noun
- the act of securing or steadying something with ropes or cables
Usage: technical
verb
- present participle of guy: securing or steadying with ropes or cables
- present participle of guy: teasing or making fun of someone
Usage: technical
Usage: informal
Examples
- The workers were guying the tent to prevent it from collapsing in the wind.
- Proper guying of the antenna tower is essential for safety.
- The crew spent hours guying the temporary structure.
- Stop guying me about my haircut!
- He’s always guying his little brother about something.
- The guying system kept the mast stable during the storm.
- They were just guying around and didn’t mean any harm.