(n) erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California, Syn. Arctostaphylos manzanita

parry's penstemon

(n) erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona, Syn. Penstemon parryi

parry's pinyon

(n) five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum), Syn. Pinus quadrifolia, Pinus parryana

arctic ground squirrel

(n) large ground squirrel of the North American far north, Syn. parka squirrel, Citellus parryi

counterpunch

(n) a return punch (especially by a boxer), Syn. counter, parry

hedge

(v) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues), Syn. duck, fudge, circumvent, skirt, dodge, parry, sidestep, evade, put off, elude, Example:He dodged the issue; she skirted the problem; They tend to evade their responsibilities; he evaded the questions skillfully

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Parry

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Parried p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying. ] [ F. paré, 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 ]

parry

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 ]

parry

v. i. To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sparry

a. [ From Spar. ] Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar; having a confused crystalline structure; spathose. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sparry iron (Min.), siderite. See Siderite (a). --
Sparry limestone (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

パリー

[pari-] (n) parry (fencing)

パリング

[paringu] (n) parrying

往なす;去なす

[いなす, inasu] (v5s, vt) to parry; to sidestep; to let go; to chase away

肩透かし;肩すかし

[かたすかし, katasukashi] (n) (1) dodging; parrying (questions); (2) under-shoulder swing down (sumo)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

abwehren | abwehrend | abgewehrt

to parry | parrying | parried

parieren | parierend | pariert | parierte

to parry | parrying | parries | parried

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