ALL meanings of shy
shy
S s - adjective shy timid 1
- adjective shy wary 1
- adjective shy having just under sth 1
- intransitive verb shy move suddenly, jerk 1
- adjective shy bashful; retiring. 1
- adjective shy easily frightened away; timid. 1
- adjective shy suspicious; distrustful: I am a bit shy of that sort of person. 1
- adjective shy reluctant; wary. 1
- adjective shy deficient: shy of funds. 1
- adjective shy scant; short of a full amount or number: still a few dollars shy of our goal; an inch shy of being six feet. 1
- adjective shy (in poker) indebted to the pot. 1
- adjective shy not bearing or breeding freely, as plants or animals. 1
- verb without object shy (especially of a horse) to start back or aside, as in fear. 1
- verb without object shy to draw back; recoil. 1
- noun plural shy a sudden start aside, as in fear. 1
- noun plural shy a quick, sudden throw. 1
- noun plural shy Informal. a gibe or sneer. a try. 1
- idioms shy fight shy of, to keep away from; avoid: She fought shy of making the final decision. 1
- adjective shy A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. 0
- adjective shy If you are shy of doing something, you are unwilling to do it because you are afraid of what might happen. 0
- verb shy When a horse shies, it moves away suddenly, because something has frightened it. 0
- adjective shy not at ease in the company of others 0
- adjective shy easily frightened; timid 0
- adjective shy watchful or wary 0
- adjective shy (of a player) without enough money to back his bet 0
- adjective shy (of plants and animals) not breeding or producing offspring freely 0
- adjective shy short (of) 0
- adjective shy showing reluctance or disinclination 0
- verb shy to move suddenly, as from fear 0
- verb shy to draw back; recoil 0
- noun shy a sudden movement, as from fear 0
- verb shy to throw (something) with a sideways motion 0
- noun shy a quick throw 0
- noun shy a gibe 0
- noun shy an attempt; experiment 0
- adjective shy easily frightened or startled; timid 0
- adjective shy not at ease with other people; extremely self-conscious; bashful 0
- adjective shy showing distrust or caution; wary 0
- adjective shy not bearing or breeding well, as some plants; unproductive 0
- adjective shy not having paid money due, as one's poker ante 0
- adjective shy lacking; short (on or of) 0
- intransitive verb shy to move suddenly as when startled; jump; start; recoil 0
- intransitive verb shy to react negatively; be or become cautious or unwilling; draw back 0
- noun shy an act of shying; start, as of a horse 0
- verb transitive shy to throw or fling, esp. sideways with a jerk 0
- noun shy the act of shying; fling 0
- noun shy a try or attempt 0