SHY

• (noun) a quick throw

  "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

• (verb) throw quickly

• (verb) start suddenly, as from fright

• (adj.) 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

• (adj.) wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things

  "shy of strangers"

• (adj.) short

  "eleven is one shy of a dozen"

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