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shy shy definition

shy


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shy 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shy 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  shy 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  shy 
 
  2  senses  of  shy 
 
  Sense  1 
  shy 
  =>  startle,  jump,  start 
 
  Sense  2 
  shy 
  =>  throw 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  shy 
 
  shy  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  shy 
 
  Sense  1 
  shy 
  =>  startle,  jump,  start 
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  Sense  2 
  shy 
  =>  throw 
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  Grep  of  noun  shy 
  shy 
  shy  person 
  shylock 
  shyness 
  shyster 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shy 
 
  The  noun  shy  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  shy  --  (a  quick  throw;  "he  gave  the  ball  a  shy  to  the  first  baseman") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shy 
 
  The  verb  shy  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  shy  --  (start  suddenly,  as  from  fight) 
  2.  shy  --  (throw  quickly) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  shy 
 
  The  adj  shy  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  diffident,  shy,  timid,  unsure  --  (lacking  self-confidence;  "stood  in  the  doorway  diffident  and  abashed";  "problems  that  call  for  bold  not  timid  responses";  "a  very  unsure  young  man") 
  2.  (3)  shy  --  (easily  startled  or  frightened) 
  3.  shy  --  ((informal)  short;  "eleven  is  one  shy  of  a  dozen") 
  4.  shy  --  (wary  and  distrustful;  disposed  to  avoid  persons  or  things  "shy  of  strangers") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  shy 
 
  4  senses  of  shy 
 
  Sense  1 
  diffident,  shy,  timid,  unsure 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unconfident)  ->  confident 
 
  Sense  2 
  shy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  timid)  ->  bold 
 
  Sense  3 
  shy(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insufficient)  ->  sufficient 
 
  Sense  4 
  shy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  wary)  ->  unwary 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  shy 
 
  4  senses  of  shy 
 
  Sense  1 
  diffident,  shy,  timid,  unsure 
  =>  unconfident  (vs.  confident) 
 
  Sense  2 
  shy 
  =>  timid  (vs.  bold) 
 
  Sense  3 
  shy(prenominal) 
  =>  insufficient  (vs.  sufficient),  deficient 
 
  Sense  4 
  shy 
  =>  wary  (vs.  unwary) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  shy 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  shy 
 
  shy  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  shy 
  ashy 
  bolshy 
  brushy 
  bushy 
  cushy 
  dishy 
  fishy 
  flashy 
  fleshy 
  gushy 
  marshy 
  mushy 
  plushy 
  pushy 
  rubbishy 
  rushy 
  shy 
  slushy 
  splashy 
  squashy 
  squishy 
  swishy 
  trashy 
  washy 
  wishy-washy 
  work-shy 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shy 
 
  The  noun  shy  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  shy  --  (a  quick  throw;  "he  gave  the  ball  a  shy  to  the  first  baseman") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shy 
 
  The  verb  shy  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  shy  --  (start  suddenly,  as  from  fight) 
  2.  shy  --  (throw  quickly) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  shy 
 
  The  adj  shy  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  diffident,  shy,  timid,  unsure  --  (lacking  self-confidence;  "stood  in  the  doorway  diffident  and  abashed";  "problems  that  call  for  bold  not  timid  responses";  "a  very  unsure  young  man") 
  2.  (3)  shy  --  (easily  startled  or  frightened) 
  3.  shy  --  ((informal)  short;  "eleven  is  one  shy  of  a  dozen") 
  4.  shy  --  (wary  and  distrustful;  disposed  to  avoid  persons  or  things  "shy  of  strangers") 



shy definition