Definitions
noun
a quick throw
“he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman”
adjective
short
“eleven is one shy of a dozen”
verb
start suddenly, as from fright
verb
throw quickly
adjective
wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
“shy of strangers”
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