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Shy (shī), a. [Compar. Shier (shīˈẽr) or Shyer; superl. Shiest or Shyest.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS. sceóh; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf. Eschew.]
1. Easily frightened; timid; as, “a shy bird”.
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The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting. Swift.
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2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
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What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's nobody loves you better than I. Arbuthnot.
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The embarrassed look of shy distress
And maidenly shamefacedness. Wordsworth.
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3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.
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I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the preparation of medicines. Boyle.
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Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of thier successors. Sir H. Wotton.
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4. Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, “the team is shy two players”.[Slang]
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5. (Poker), owing money to the pot; -- in cases where an opponent's bet has exceeded a player's available stake or chips, but the player chooses to continue playing the hand before adding the required bet to the pot. [Slang]
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To fight shy. See under Fight, v. i.
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Shy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shying.] [From Shy, a.] To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
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Shy, v. t. To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, “to shy a stone; to shy a slipper”. T. Hughes.
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Shy, n.
1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
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2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. Thackeray.
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If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody. Punch.
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