shies

noun

  1. 1

    An act of throwing.

  2. 2

    A place for throwing.

    “coconut shy”
  3. 3

    A sudden start aside, as by a horse.

  4. 4

    In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.

verb

  1. 1

    To avoid due to timidness or caution.

    “I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand.”
  2. 2

    To jump back in fear.

    “The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse.”
  3. 3

    To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling

    “shy a slipper”

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