Definitions
1.nounAn act of throwing.
2.nounA place for throwing."coconut shy"
3.nounA sudden start aside, as by a horse.
4.nounIn the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
5.verbTo avoid due to timidness or caution."I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand."
6.verbTo jump back in fear."The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse."
7.verbTo throw sideways with a jerk; to fling"shy a slipper"