Guyed

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ˈɡaɪd/

Definitions

1. Held steady or supported in place using tensioned cables anchored to the ground or another structure
2. Secured firmly by means of strong ropes or wires stretched tight for balance and strength
3. Reinforced or braced through the use of cables or wires to maintain stability and prevent movement

Etymology: The verb "guyed" is simply the past tense and past participle of "guy" in its sense "to secure with a wire or stay." That verb comes from the noun "guy," meaning a rope, wire or stay used to steady something such as a tent, mast or tower, and the verb was formed from it by adding the regular "-ed" ending. So the meaning "secured with cables" describes something that has been tied down by such lines. The noun itself has a long route. It goes back to the Old French verb "guider," meaning to guide, which passed into English as "guy" with the sense of a steadying rope, the idea being that the line guides or controls the object it is attached to. The French verb had come from a Frankish personal name, "Widōbor," which was borrowed into Medieval Latin as "Widō" before reaching French, so a word for a rope is ultimately rooted in a Germanic name.

Synonyms: secured, stabilized