Hypertext Webster Gateway: "parry"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parry \Par"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Parrying}.] [F. par['e], p. p. of parer. See {Pare}, v. t.]
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.
Vice parries wide The undreaded volley with a sword
of straw. --Cowper.
2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
The French government has parried the payment of our
claims. --E. Everett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parry \Par"ry\, v. i.
To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow,
argument, etc. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parry \Par"ry\, n.; pl. {Parries}.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
parry
n : a return punch [syn: {counterpunch}, {counter}]
v 1: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball), as in sports
or fights; "block an attack" [syn: {block}, {deflect}]
2: avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues;
"He dodged the issue" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put
off}, {circumvent}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
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