verb
Meaning 1
To avoid out of fear or caution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
shy away from
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verb
Meaning 2
avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I shy away from this task
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: avoid
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: vältellä — avoid out of fear or caution
- Italian: astenersi — avoid out of fear or caution
- Italian: evitare — avoid out of fear or caution
- Italian: rifuggire — avoid out of fear or caution
- Korean: 꺼리다 (kkeorida) — avoid out of fear or caution
- Polish: stronić — avoid out of fear or caution
- Polish: wzbraniać się — avoid out of fear or caution
- Polish: wzbronić się — avoid out of fear or caution
- Slovak: strániť sa — avoid out of fear or caution
- Slovak: bočiť od — avoid out of fear or caution
- Slovak: vyhýbať sa — avoid out of fear or caution
- Spanish: escurrir el bulto — avoid out of fear or caution
- Spanish: rehuir — avoid out of fear or caution