Parry

Meaning of Parry

verb
  1. ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove.
    he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically
noun
  1. 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’.

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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:

counterpunch, counter

Meaning block:

block, deflect

Meaning hedge:

hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

Meaning turn away (one's eyes or thoughts):

avert

Meaning reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner:

rebuff

Meaning drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away:

repel

Meaning drive back (an attack or attacker) by force:

repulse

Words that rhyme with Parry

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