parry
Meaning of parry
verb
- ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove.
he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically
- an act of parrying something.
the swords clashed in a parry
her question met with a polite parry
late 17th century: probably representing French parez! ‘ward off!’, imperative of parer, from Italian parare ‘ward off’.
Information about parry
- The plural form of parry is: parries.
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Hyphenation of parry
parry
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- parry is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
parry synonyms
Meaning counterpunch:
Meaning block:
Meaning hedge:
hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
Meaning turn away (one's eyes or thoughts):
Meaning reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner:
Meaning drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away:
Meaning drive back (an attack or attacker) by force:
Translation of parry
Words that rhyme with parry
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