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- pronunciation:
- pae
ri
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
parries, parrying, parried |
| definition 1: |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing.
He parried every stroke of his opponent's blade.- synonyms:
- deflect, repel, ward
- similar words:
- avert, dodge, duck, fend, foil, stave off
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| definition 2: |
to avoid or turn aside (an unwelcome question or the like).
The very reserved actress parried every attempt to probe into her private life.- synonyms:
- evade, repel, ward
- similar words:
- avert, circumvent, counter, dodge, duck, elude, rebuff, resist, sidestep, stall, stave off
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| related words: |
avert, rebuff, ward |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to deflect or knock aside a blow, stroke, or the like.
- synonyms:
- repel
- similar words:
- counter, dodge, duck, escape, fend, stall
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| related words: |
escape |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
parries |
| definition 1: |
a movement that deflects or blocks a blow, stroke, or the like.
- similar words:
- block, tactic
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| definition 2: |
a clever answer, evasion, or other tactic to defend oneself.
The witness's sharp-witted parry left the prosecutor momentarily speechless.- similar words:
- answer, dodge, evasion, rebuff, stall, tactic
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