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SHY

Definition:

1. [noun] a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
   
   
2. [verb] start suddenly, as from fight
   
   
3. [verb] throw quickly
   
   
4. [adjective] lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
   Synonyms: diffident, timid, unsure
   
   
5. [adjective] easily startled or frightened
   
   
6. [adjective] short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen"
   
   
7. [adjective] wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
   
   

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