shy (away) from

: easily frightened : timid

: disposed to avoid a person or thing

: hesitant in committing oneself : circumspect

: to develop or show a dislike or distaste

: to start suddenly aside through fright or alarm

: a sudden start aside (as from fright)

: to make a sudden throw

: to throw (an object) with a jerk : fling

: the act of shying : toss, throw

: a verbal fling or attack

: cockshy

: on the way : along

: from this or that place

: in a secure place or manner

: absent from a place : gone

: distant in space or time

: played on an opponent's grounds