shy -- (a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman")
Overview of verb shy
The verb shy has 2 senses
shy -- (start suddenly, as from fright)
shy -- (throw quickly)
Overview of adj shy
The adj shy has 3 senses
diffident, shy, timid, unsure -- (lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man")
shy -- (short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen")
shy -- (wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers")
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