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[ʃʌɪ], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- nervous or timid in the company of other people
(e.g: I was pretty shy at school)
- less than; short of
(e.g: the shares are 29p shy of their flotation price)
- (of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English scēoh ‘(of a horse) easily frightened’, of Germanic origin; related to German scheuen ‘shun’, scheuchen ‘scare’; compare with eschew. The verb dates from the mid 17th century
[ʃʌɪ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement
(e.g: their horses shied at the unfamiliar sight)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English scēoh ‘(of a horse) easily frightened’, of Germanic origin; related to German scheuen ‘shun’, scheuchen ‘scare’; compare with eschew. The verb dates from the mid 17th century
[ʃʌɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English scēoh ‘(of a horse) easily frightened’, of Germanic origin; related to German scheuen ‘shun’, scheuchen ‘scare’; compare with eschew. The verb dates from the mid 17th century
[ʃʌɪ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- fling or throw (something) at a target
(e.g: he tore the spectacles off and shied them at her)
Phrases:
- have a shy at
Origin
:
late 18th century: of unknown origin
[ʃʌɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an act of flinging or throwing something at a target
Phrases:
- have a shy at
Origin
:
late 18th century: of unknown origin
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