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Meaning of guide

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  guide
      n 1: someone employed to conduct others [syn: {usher}, {guide}]
      2: someone who shows the way by leading or advising
      3: something that offers basic information or instruction [syn:
         {guidebook}, {guide}]
      4: a model or standard for making comparisons [syn: {template},
         {templet}, {guide}]
      5: someone who can find paths through unexplored territory [syn:
         {scout}, {pathfinder}, {guide}]
      6: a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or
         positioning of something
      v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
           [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre},
           {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize},
           {channelise}]
      2: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you
         take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the
         palace" [syn: {lead}, {take}, {direct}, {conduct}, {guide}]
      3: be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher
         steered the gifted students towards the more challenging
         courses" [syn: {guide}, {steer}]
      4: use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on" [syn:
         {guide}, {guide on}]
      5: pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her
         body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He
         drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: {guide}, {run},
         {draw}, {pass}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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