From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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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.
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Vice parries wide
The undreaded volley with a sword of straw.
--Cowper.
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2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
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The French government has parried the payment of our
claims. --E. Everett.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
parry \par"ry\, v. i.
To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow,
argument, etc. --Locke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parry
n 1: (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular
motion of the sword
2: a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: {counterpunch},
{parry}, {counter}]
v 1: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an
attack" [syn: {parry}, {block}, {deflect}]
2: 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}]
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