guy vs brace

guy and brace both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
guy	Yes	No	Yes	No
brace	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, brace is a hypernym of guy; that is, brace is a word with a broader meaning than guy:

guy: a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
brace: a structural member used to stiffen a framework

Other hypernyms of guy include bracing.

As verbs, brace is a hypernym of guy; that is, brace is a word with a broader meaning than guy:

guy: steady or support with a guy wire or cable
brace: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

Other hypernyms of guy include stabilise, stabilize, steady.

guy (noun)	brace (noun)
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)	a structural member used to stiffen a framework
an informal term for a youth or man	a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
	an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
	a support that steadies or strengthens something else
	elastic straps that hold trousers up
	a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
	either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
	a set of two similar things considered as a unit
	two items of the same kind

guy (verb)	brace (verb)
steady or support with a guy wire or cable	cause to be alert and energetic
subject to laughter or ridicule	support by bracing
	support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
	prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult