PARRY (parried)
Dictionary entry overview: What does parry mean?
• PARRY (noun)
The noun PARRY has 2 senses:
1. (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
2. a return punch (especially by a boxer)
Familiarity information: PARRY used as a noun is rare.
• PARRY (verb)
The verb PARRY has 2 senses:
1. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
2. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Familiarity information: PARRY used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PARRY (noun)
Meaning:
(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("parry" is a kind of...):
block; blocking (the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements)
Domain category:
fencing (the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules))
Meaning:
A return punch (especially by a boxer)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
counterpunch; parry; counter
Hypernyms ("parry" is a kind of...):
biff; clout; lick; poke; punch ((boxing) a blow with the fist)
• PARRY (verb)
Meaning:
Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
parry; deflect; block
Context example:
block an attack
Hypernyms (to "parry" is one way to...):
fence (fight with fencing swords)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to parry his opponent
Meaning:
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
skirt; sidestep; hedge; evade; parry; fudge; elude; dodge; circumvent; duck; put off
Context examples:
He dodged the issue / she skirted the problem / They tend to evade their responsibilities / he evaded the questions skillfully
Hypernyms (to "parry" is one way to...):
avoid (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "parry"):
quibble (evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
