parry

parry is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.
2. transitive verb. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
3. intransitive verb. To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc.
4. noun. A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.
5. noun. a return punch (especially by a boxer)

   Synonyms: counter, counterpunch

6. noun. (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
7. verb. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

   "He dodged the issue"

   "she skirted the problem"

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

8. verb. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

   "block an attack"

   Synonyms: block, deflect

Synonyms

counter, counterpunch, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, sidestep, skirt, block, deflect

Common word forms

parried, parrier, parries, parrying

Words from these letters

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