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Definitions for Shied

[1] simple past tense and past participle of shy1.
[2] simple past tense and past participle of shy2.
[3] bashful; retiring.
[4] easily frightened away; timid.
[5] suspicious; distrustful: I am a bit shy of that sort of person.
[6] reluctant; wary.
[7] deficient: shy of funds.
[8] scant; short of a full amount or number: still a few dollars shy of our goal; an inch shy of being six feet.
[9] (in poker) indebted to the pot.
[10] not bearing or breeding freely, as plants or animals.
[11] (especially of a horse) to start back or aside, as in fear.
[12] to draw back; recoil.
[13] a sudden start aside, as in fear.
[14] to throw with a swift, sudden movement: to shy a stone.
[15] a quick, sudden throw.
[16] Informal . a gibe or sneer. a try.
[17] the past tense and past participle of shy 1 , shy 2
[18] not at ease in the company of others
[19] easily frightened; timid
[20] (often foll by of) watchful or wary
[21] poker (of a player) without enough money to back his bet
[22] (of plants and animals) not breeding or producing offspring freely
[23] (foll by of) informal , mainly US and Canadian short (of)
[24] (in combination) showing reluctance or disinclination workshy
[25] to move suddenly, as from fear the horse shied at the snake in the road
[26] (usually foll by off or away ) to draw back; recoil
[27] a sudden movement, as from fear
[28] to throw (something) with a sideways motion
[29] a quick throw
[30] informal a gibe
[31] informal an attempt; experiment
[32] short for cockshy

Words related to Shied

dodge, avert, sidestep, evade, bypass, escape, shun, hesitate, refuse, resist, recoil, flinch, despise, disdain, eschew, snub, reject, scorn, neglect, lob

Words nearby Shied

shibboleth, shicer, shicker, shickered, shidduch, shied, shiel, shield, shield back, shield bearer, shield bug

Origin of Shied

y2First recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain

Other words from Shied

shy·er , noun
shy·ly , adverb
shy·ness , noun
shy·er , noun

Word origin for Shied

yC18: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German sciuhen to make timid, Middle Dutch schüchteren to chase away

Synonyms for Shied

avert, bypass, dodge, escape, evade, fend off, shun, sidestep, ward off, abstain, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, duck, elude, eschew, flee, hide, jump, obviate, recoil, shake, shirk, shy, skip, skirt, weave, withdraw, circumlocute, fake out, give the slip, hold off, keep clear, lay low, run for cover, shake and bake, shake off, shrink from, shuffle off, skip out on, skip town, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside