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To fight shy
(gcide) | Shy \Shy\ (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. Shier (sh[imac]"[~e]r) or
Shyer; superl. Shiest or Shyest.] [OE. schey, skey,
sceouh, AS. sce['o]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw,
MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf.
Eschew.]
1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
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The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but
would come up to my very feet without starting.
--Swift.
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2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
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What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's
nobody loves you better than I. --Arbuthnot.
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The embarrassed look of shy distress
And maidenly shamefacedness. --Wordsworth.
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3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.
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I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the
preparation of medicines. --Boyle.
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Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of
thier successors. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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4. Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy
two players.[Slang]
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5. (Poker), owing money to the pot; -- in cases where an
opponent's bet has exceeded a player's available stake or
chips, but the player chooses to continue playing the hand
before adding the required bet to the pot. [Slang]
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To fight shy. See under Fight, v. i.
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To fight shy
(gcide) | Fight \Fight\ (f[imac]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fought
(f[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. Fighting.] [OE. fihten, fehten,
AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw.
f[aum]kta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare
to fight, pugnus fist.]
1. To strive or contened for victory, with armies or in
single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an
enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; --
followed by with or against.
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You do fight against your country's foes. --Shak.
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To fight with thee no man of arms will deign.
--Milton.
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2. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to
contend; to strive; to make resistance.
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To fight shy, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters;
to keep out of reach.
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