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Shy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Shy? [n] a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman" [adj] wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers" [adj] easily startled or frightened [adj] lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [v] throw quickly [v] start suddenly, as from fight Synonyms \| Synonyms for Shy: diffident \| timid \| unconfident \| unsure \| wary Related Terms \| Find terms related to Shy: See Also \| jump \| start \| startle \| throw \| throw Shy In Webster's Dictionary \Shy\, a. Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players. [Slang] \Shy\ (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. {Shier} (-[~e]r) or {Shyer}; superl. {Shiest} or {Shyest}.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS. sce['o]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf. {Eschew}.] 1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird. The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting. --Swift. 2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach. What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's nobody loves you better than I. --Arbuthnot. The embarrassed look of shy distress And maidenly shamefacedness. --Wordsworth. 3. Cautious; wary; suspicious. I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the preparation of medicines. --Boyle. Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of thier successors. --Sir H. Wotton. {To fight shy}. See under {Fight}, v. i. \Shy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shying}.] [From {Shy}, a.] To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses. \Shy\, v. t. To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. --T. Hughes. \Shy\, n. 1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse. 2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. --Thackeray. If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody. --Punch.

Shy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shy?

[n] a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
[adj] wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
[adj] easily startled or frightened
[adj] lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
[v] throw quickly
[v] start suddenly, as from fight

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Shy In Webster's Dictionary

\Shy\, a.
Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy
two players. [Slang]


\Shy\ (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. {Shier} (-[~e]r) or {Shyer};
superl. {Shiest} or {Shyest}.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS.
sce['o]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG.
schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf.
{Eschew}.]
1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.

         The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but
         would come up to my very feet without starting.
                                               --Swift.

2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.

         What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's
         nobody loves you better than I.       --Arbuthnot.

         The embarrassed look of shy distress And maidenly
         shamefacedness.                       --Wordsworth.

3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.

         I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the
         preparation of medicines.             --Boyle.

         Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of
         thier successors.                     --Sir H.
                                               Wotton.

{To fight shy}. See under {Fight}, v. i.


\Shy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Shying}.] [From {Shy}, a.]
To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said
especially of horses.


\Shy\, v. t.
To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone;
to shy a slipper. --T. Hughes.


\Shy\, n.
1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.

2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. --Thackeray.

         If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must,
         it seems, have a shy at somebody.     --Punch.

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