[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shy \shy\ shimac, a. compar. shier shimac"~er or
   shyer; superl. shiest or shyest. oe. schey, skey,
   sceouh, as. sce'oh; 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.
      1913 webster

            the horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but
            would come up to my very feet without starting.
                                                  --swift.
      1913 webster

   2. reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
      1913 webster

            what makes you so shy, my good friend? there's
            nobody loves you better than i.       --arbuthnot.
      1913 webster

            the embarrassed look of shy distress
            and maidenly shamefacedness.          --wordsworth.
      1913 webster

   3. cautious; wary; suspicious.
      1913 webster

            i am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the
            preparation of medicines.             --boyle.
      1913 webster

            princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of
            thier successors.                     --sir h.
                                                  wotton.
      1913 webster

   4. inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy
      two players.slang
      webster 1913 suppl.

   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
      pjc

   to fight shy. see under fight, v. i.
      1913 webster
see also:
shier shyer shiest shyest eschew to fight shy 
fight 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fight \fight\ fimact, v. i. imp.  p. p. fought
   faddt; p. pr.  vb. n. fighting. oe. fihten, fehten,
   as. feohtan; akin to d. vechten, ohg. fehtan, g. fechten, sw.
   faumkta, 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.
      1913 webster

            you do fight against your country's foes. --shak.
      1913 webster

            to fight with thee no man of arms will deign.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. to act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to
      contend; to strive; to make resistance.
      1913 webster

   to fight shy, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters;
      to keep out of reach.
      1913 webster
see also:
fought fighting to fight shy 

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