1. Wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
   "shy of strangers"
    
2. Lacking self-confidence
   "stood in the doorway shy and abashed";
   - diffident, timid, unsure, unconfident
    
3. Falling short of a specified amount or target
   "eleven is one shy of a dozen"; "The donation was $100 shy of our goal"

1. A quick throw
   "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

1. Start suddenly, as from fright
   "The horse shied at the loud noise"
    
2. Throw quickly
   "He shied a stone at the barking dog"

Derived forms: shied, shies, shyer, shying, shyest

See also: confidence, deficient, insufficient, wary

Type of: jump, start, startle, throw, wing

Encyclopedia: Shy, John