Noun
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a quick throw
"he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
Verb
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throw quickly
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start suddenly, as from fright
Adjective
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wary and distrustful
disposed to avoid persons or things
"shy of strangers"
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short
"eleven is one shy of a dozen"
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lacking self-confidence
"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"
"problems that call for bold not timid responses"
"a very unsure young man"