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shy
[¹]
      adj   , shyer, shyest, shier, shiest

1 not at ease in the company of others

2 easily frightened; timid

3 often foll by: of watchful or wary

4 (Poker) (of a player) without enough money to back his bet

5 (of plants and animals) not breeding or producing offspring freely

6 foll by: of
Informal (chiefly U.S. and Canadian) short (of)

7    in combination   showing reluctance or disinclination
workshy
      vb   , shies, shying, shied   intr

8 to move suddenly, as from fear
the horse shied at the snake in the road

9 usually foll by: off or away to draw back; recoil
n pl , shies

10    a sudden movement, as from fear
     (Old English sceoh; related to Old High German sciuhen to frighten away, Dutch schuw shy, Swedish skygg)
♦   shyer      n
♦   shyly      adv
♦   shyness      n

Diccionario Inglés definición

shy [²]
vb , shies, shying, shied

1 to throw (something) with a sideways motion
n pl , shies

2 a quick throw

3 Informal a gibe

4 Informal an attempt; experiment

5       short for     →   cockshy
     (C18: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German sciuhen to make timid, Middle Dutch schüchteren to chase away)
♦   shyer      n

Diccionario Inglés definición

cockshy
n pl , -shies (Brit)

1 a target aimed at in throwing games

2 the throw itself, (Often shortened to) shy
(C18: from shying (throwing objects at) a cock, which was given as a prize to the person who hit it)

camera-shy
adj having an aversion to being photographed or filmed

coconut shy
n a fairground stall in which balls are thrown to knock coconuts off stands

gun-shy
      adj   afraid of a gun or the sound it makes
a gun-shy dog is useless for shooting

shy [¹]
adj , shyer, shyest, shier, shiest

1 not at ease in the company of others

2 easily frightened; timid

3 often foll by: of watchful or wary

4 (Poker) (of a player) without enough money to back his bet

5 (of plants and animals) not breeding or producing offspring freely

6 foll by: of
Informal (chiefly U.S. and Canadian) short (of)

7    in combination   showing reluctance or disinclination
workshy
      vb   , shies, shying, shied   intr

8 to move suddenly, as from fear
the horse shied at the snake in the road

9 usually foll by: off or away to draw back; recoil
n pl , shies

shy [²]
vb , shies, shying, shied

1 to throw (something) with a sideways motion
n pl , shies

2 a quick throw

3 Informal a gibe

4 Informal an attempt; experiment

5       short for     →   cockshy
     (C18: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German sciuhen to make timid, Middle Dutch schüchteren to chase away)
♦   shyer      n

Diccionario Inglés definición

shy [¹]

1
adj backward, bashful, cautious, chary, coy, diffident, distrustful, hesitant, modest, mousy, nervous, reserved, reticent, retiring, self-conscious, self-effacing, shrinking, suspicious, timid, wary

2
      vb     (sometimes with)       off or away   balk, buck, draw back, flinch, quail, rear, recoil, start, swerve, take fright, wince

Antonyms
,       adj   assured, bold, brash, cheeky, confident, fearless, forward, pushy     (informal)   rash, reckless, self-assured, self-confident, unsuspecting, unwary

Diccionario Inglés sinónimos

shy [²]
vb cast, chuck (informal) fling, hurl, lob (informal) pitch, propel, send, sling, throw, toss

Diccionario Inglés sinónimos

Consulte también:

camera-shy, coconut shy, gun-shy, fight shy of

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