shy

v. move suddenly; draw away suddenly, recoil; throw quickly, fling, toss

adj. bashful; timid, easily frightened; wary, distrustful; lacking, short, deficient

n. sudden start; quick throw, sudden toss; experiment, attempt (Slang); taunt, jeer, sneer (Slang)

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Noun
1. a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
(hypernym) throw
Verb
1. start suddenly, as from fight
(hypernym) startle, jump, start
2. throw quickly
(hypernym) throw
Adjective
1. lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
(synonym) diffident, timid, unsure
(similar) unconfident
2. easily startled or frightened
(similar) timid
3. short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen"
(synonym) shy(p)
(similar) insufficient, deficient
(classification) colloquialism
4. wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
(similar) wary

(v. t.)
To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
  

(superl.)
Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
  

(superl.)
Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
  

(superl.)
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
  

(n.)
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
  

(n.)
A side throw; a throw; a fling.
  

(a.)
To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.