About The Word Parry
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Parry
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What's The Definition Of Parry?
[n] a return punch
[v] impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball), as in sports or fights; "block an attack" [v] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" Synonyms | Synonyms for Parry: block | circumvent | counter | counterpunch | deflect | dodge | duck | elude | evade | fudge | hedge | put off | sidestep | skirt Related Terms | Find terms related to Parry: about the bush | answer | answer conclusively | argue down | around the bush | back and fill | beat about | beat around | beat off | beg the question | bicker | block | boggle | cavil | check | choplogic | confound | confute | contradict | controvert | counter | crush | defeat | demolish | deny | dismiss | dispose of | dodge | drive back | duck | equivocate | evade | evade the issue | fence | fend | fend off | finish | floor | hedge | hem and haw | hinder | hold at bay | hold off | hum and haw | keep at bay | keep off | mince the truth | mince words | mystify | nitpick | nonplus | obscure | obstruct | overthrow | overturn | overwhelm | palter | pick nits | prevaricate | pull away | pull back | push back | pussyfoot | put back | put off | put to silence | quibble | rebuff | rebut | recoil | reduce to silence | refute | repel | repulse | settle | sheer off | shift | shift off | shrink | shuffle | shut up | shy | shy away | shy off | sidestep | silence | smash all opposition | split hairs | squash | squelch | stave off | step aside | stop | subvert | swerve | tergiversate | turn aside | undermine | upset | waffle | ward off | weasel See Also | avoid | biff | fence | lick | poke | punch | quibble Parry In Webster's Dictionary \Par"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Parrying}.] [F. par['e], p. p. of parer. See {Pare}, v. t.]
1. To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a
thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.
--Locke.
Vice parries wide The undreaded volley with a sword
of straw. --Cowper.
2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
The French government has parried the payment of our
claims. --E. Everett.
\Par"ry\, v. i. To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. --Locke. \Par"ry\, n.; pl. {Parries}. A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter. |
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