guying
Ribbing someone gently
Guying is mocking or making fun of someone, typically in a good-natured way: The crew spent the evening guying him about his terrible golf swing.
The word comes from Guy Fawkes, whose effigy was traditionally ridiculed on Bonfire Night.
Guying also refers to steadying something with guy wires or ropes: They finished guying the tent before the storm hit.
Remains in place
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- tethersLines limiting movement
- ropesBraided flexible cords
- guylinesRopes anchoring tent fabric
anchor · rigging · tie-downs · securing · fastening · tensioning · staking · pegging
Playful, mild ridicule
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
- jeeringVocal public mockery
- ridiculingMocking with contempt
lampooning · caricaturing · satirizing · parodying · sneering · scoffing · deriding · ragging
stays
Remains in place
guylines · anchor · rigging · tie-downs · securing · fastening · tensioning · staking · pegging · lashing
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
ridiculing · lampooning · caricaturing · satirizing · parodying · sneering · scoffing · deriding · ragging · roasting
masts
Upright ship poles
antennas · derricks · marquees · flagpoles · scaffolding · cranes · chimneys