shy

adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and

abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid

responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident},

{timid}, {unsure}]

2: easily startled or frightened

3: (informal) short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen" [syn: {shy(p)}]

4: wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things;

"shy of strangers"

n : a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

v : start suddenly, as from fight