bung vs shy

bung

verb
  • To put or throw something without care; to chuck. 

  • To plug, as with a bung. 

  • To pass a bribe. 

  • To batter, bruise; to cause to bulge or swell. 

adj
  • Broken, not in working order. 

noun
  • The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole. 

  • A bribe. 

  • The cecum or anus, especially of a slaughter animal. 

  • A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc. 

shy

verb
  • To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling. 

  • To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness. 

  • (transitive) or (intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match. To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match. 

  • To jump back in fear. 

noun
  • In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx. 

  • In soccer, a throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head. In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field. 

  • An act of throwing. 

  • A place for throwing. 

  • A sudden start aside, as by a horse. 

adj
  • Easily frightened; timid. 

  • Embarrassed. 

  • Cautious; wary; suspicious. 

  • Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach. 

  • Short, insufficient or less than. 

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