shy

Adjective
  1. Lacking self-confidence (synset 300340839)
    "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
    tells us about: confidence - a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
    same as: diffident, timid, unsure
  2. Short (synset 302345628)
    "eleven is one shy of a dozen"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: deficient, insufficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
  3. Wary and distrustful;
    Disposed to avoid persons or things (synset 300164128)
    "shy of strangers"
    similar to: wary - marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
Noun
  1. A quick throw (synset 100107708)
    "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
    is a type of: throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
Verb
  1. Start suddenly, as from fright (synset 201914673)
    is a type of: jump, start, startle - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  2. Throw quickly (synset 201512124)
    is a type of: throw - propel through the air

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