Parried

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parry \Par"ry\ (p[a^]r"r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parried}
     (p[a^]r"r[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Parrying}.] [F. par['e], p.
     p. of parer. See {Pare}, v. t.]
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     1. To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a
        thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.


        --Locke.
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              Vice parries wide
              The undreaded volley with a sword of straw.
                                                    --Cowper.
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     2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
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              The French government has parried the payment of our
              claims.                               --E. Everett.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  parry
       n : a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: {counterpunch},
            {counter}]
       v 1: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an
            attack" [syn: {block}, {deflect}]
       2: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
          (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue";
          "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
          responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
          [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent},
          {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
       [also: {parried}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  parried
       See {parry}