'Parry' definitions:
Definition of 'parry'
(from WordNet)
noun
(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
noun
A return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: counterpunch, parry, counter]
verb
verb
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" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
Definition of 'Parry'
From: GCIDE
- Parry \Par"ry\ (p[a^]r"r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parried (p[a^]r"r[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying.] [F. par['e], p. p. of parer. See Pare, v. t.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Vice parries wide The undreaded volley with a sword of straw. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade. [1913 Webster]
- The French government has parried the payment of our claims. --E. Everett. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'parry'
From: GCIDE
- parry \par"ry\, v. i. To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'parry'
From: GCIDE
- parry \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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'parry'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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