parry
verb/ˈpæri/
/ˈpæri/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they parry | /ˈpæri/ /ˈpæri/ |
| he / she / it parries | /ˈpæriz/ /ˈpæriz/ |
| past simple parried | /ˈpærid/ /ˈpærid/ |
| past participle parried | /ˈpærid/ /ˈpærid/ |
| -ing form parrying | /ˈpæriɪŋ/ /ˈpæriɪŋ/ |
- [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.
- [transitive] parry something | + speech to avoid having to answer a difficult question, criticism, etc., especially by replying in the same way synonym fend off
- She parried all questions about their relationship.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: probably representing French parez! ‘ward off!’, imperative of parer, from Italian parare ‘ward off’.
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