shy

(noun): An act of throwing.
(noun): A place for throwing.
(noun): A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
(noun): In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
(verb): To avoid due to timidness or caution.
(verb): To jump back in fear.
(verb): To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling
(adjective): Easily frightened; timid.
(adjective): Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
(adjective): Cautious; wary; suspicious.
(adjective): Short, insufficient or less than.
(adjective): Embarrassed.

coconut shy
I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand.
The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse.
shy a slipper
He is very shy with strangers.