shy-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: start suddenly, as if from fright

Examples:
The first time I let the mustang smell the rope, she shied at it.
He shied back from her touch.
Once, coming around a bend, he shied abruptly, like a startled horse.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: throw quickly, flick

Examples:
The second baseman shied the ball over to the first base.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: SHY AWAY FROM: avoid

Examples:
Ferber shied away from writing about the outsiders she knew best.
He shied away from society.
Their reputation is tarnished and people will shy away from their products.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: shy.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
shy_away_from 1