Shy

·noun A side throw; a throw; a fling.

II. Shy ·superl Cautious; wary; suspicious.

III. Shy ·noun A sudden start aside, as by a horse.

IV. Shy ·superl Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.

V. Shy ·superl Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.

VI. Shy ·adj To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion;

— said especially of horses.

VII. Shy ·add. ·adj Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.

VIII. Shy ·vt To throw sidewise with a jerk; to Fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.