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shy (verb)

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  • shy — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) …   English terms dictionary

  • shy away from — verb avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task (Freq. 4) I shy away from this task • Hypernyms: ↑avoid • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s VERB ing * * * FLINCH, demur, recoil, hang back, have scruples, have misgivings, have …   Useful english dictionary

  • shy from — (US) (or shy away from) [phrasal verb] shy from (something) (US) or shy away from (something) : to try to avoid (something) because of nervousness, fear, dislike, etc. They never shied from publicity. She shies away from mak …   Useful english dictionary

  • shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… …   Word origins

  • shy|lock — «SHY lok», noun. 1. the relentless and vengeful moneylender in Shakespeare s play The Merchant of Venice. 2. a greedy moneylender. 3. any moneylender. shy|lock «SHY lok», intransitive verb. to lend money at an excessively high or unlawful rate of …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shy|lock — «SHY lok», noun. 1. the relentless and vengeful moneylender in Shakespeare s play The Merchant of Venice. 2. a greedy moneylender. 3. any moneylender. shy|lock «SHY lok», intransitive verb. to lend money at an excessively high or unlawful rate of …   Useful english dictionary

  • shy away — ˌshy a ˈway [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they shy away he/she/it shies away present participle shying away past tense shied away …   Useful english dictionary

  • shy away — verb to draw back in fear, cringe, back down They may shy away if witnesses of law officers try to approach. A Situation Report on Our Acquisition of Advanced Technology and Interaction with Alien Cultures by O.H. Krill …   Wiktionary

  • shy away from — verb to avoid, evade …   Wiktionary

  • shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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