adj destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
2. coward ·vt to make timorous; to frighten.
3. coward ·noun a person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.
4. coward ·adj belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.
5. coward ·adj borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs;
said of a lion.