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