Parry
111Parry — /par ee/, n. William Edward, 1790 1855, English arctic explorer. * * * …
112parry — 1. verb /ˈpɜɹi/ To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack). 2. noun /ˈpɜɹi/ a) A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying. b) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade …
113Parry — Caleb H., English physician, 1755–1822. See P. disease …
114parry — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, around the bush, back and fill, beat about, beat around, beat off, beg the question, bicker, block, boggle, cavil, check, choplogic, confound, confute,… …
115Parry — AI Programm zur Simulation eines Paranoikers, ähnlich Eliza mit Repertoire aus engl. Phrasen, siehe auch Doctor ( > Hofstadter: Gödel, Escher, Bach ) …
116parry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fend or ward off, avert, turn aside, deflect; evade; fence. See defense. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To ward off] Syn. rebuke, rebuff, hold one s own; see repel 1 , resist 1 . 2. [To avoid] Syn. shun,… …
117parry — par|ry [ peri ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to push something to the side, especially in order to defend yourself from attack 2. ) transitive to avoid answering a question by asking a different question or saying something clever ╾… …
118Parry — AI Programm zur Simulation eines Paranoikers, ähnlich Eliza mit Repertoire aus engl. Phrasen, siehe auch Doctor ( > Hofstadter: Gödel, Escher, Bach ) …
119parry — par·ry || pærɪ n. warding off, repulsion; evasion, avoidance v. ward off, turn away, repulse; evade, avoid, dodge …
120parry — verb (parries, parrying, parried) 1》 ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove. 2》 answer (a question or accusation) evasively. noun (plural parries) an act of parrying. Origin C17: prob. representing Fr. parez! ward off! , imperative of… …
