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- Dictionaryparry/ˈpari/
verb
- 1. ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove: "he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of parrying something: "the swords clashed in a parry"
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the act of blocking an attack by pushing a weapon away or putting something between your body and a weapon: The parry is intended to deflect an attack. The combatants engage in a series of attacks, parries, and counter attacks. the act of cleverly avoiding a difficult question or some criticism:
The meaning of PARRY is to ward off a weapon or blow. How to use parry in a sentence. What do parry, parapet, and parasol have in common?
Parry definition: to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert.. See examples of PARRY used in a sentence.
The word parry means to block or evade a movement, like in fencing, but it can also refer to an evasion that is verbal rather than physical. If someone asks you who you have a crush on, but you don’t want to answer, parry the question — change the subject or ask a question in return.
If you parry a question or argument, you cleverly avoid answering it or dealing with it. In an awkward press conference, Mr King parried questions on the allegations. [ VERB noun ]
the act of blocking an attack by pushing a weapon away or putting something between your body and a weapon: The parry is intended to deflect an attack. The combatants engage in a series of attacks, parries, and counter attacks. the act of cleverly avoiding a difficult question or some criticism:
1. (Fencing) to ward off (an attack) by blocking or deflecting, as in fencing. 2. ( tr) to evade (questions), esp adroitly. n, pl -ries. 3. (Fencing) an act of parrying, esp (in fencing) using a stroke or circular motion of the blade. 4. a skilful evasion, as of a question. [C17: from French parer to ward off, from Latin parāre to prepare] Parry.
Parry Definition. To deflect or ward off (a fencing thrust, for example). To make a parry or evasion. To deflect, evade, or avoid. He skillfully parried the question with a clever reply. To counter or ward off (criticism, a prying question, etc.) by a clever or evasive response.
[transitive, intransitive] parry (something) to defend yourself against somebody who is attacking you by pushing their arm, weapon, etc. to one side synonym deflect. He parried a blow to his head. The shot was parried by the goalie. He watched the boxers jab and parry.
v.t. to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert. to turn aside; evade or dodge: to parry an embarrassing question. v.i. to parry a thrust, blow, etc. n. an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing. a defensive movement in fencing. Latin parāre to set.
