parry
See also: Parry
English
Alternative forms
- parree (obsolete)
Etymology
From earlier parree, from Middle English *parree, *paree, from Old French paree (“preparation, ceremony, parade”), from Medieval Latin parāta (“preparation, parade”), from Medieval Latin parāre (“to ward off, guard, defend, prepare, get ready”). More at pare. The English verb to parry is taken from the noun.
Alternative etymology derives the verb parry from French parez !, the imperative form of parer (“to fend off”), ultimately from the Medieval Latin parāre. See above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpæɹi/
- Rhymes: -æri
Verb
parry (third-person singular simple present parries, present participle parrying, simple past and past participle parried)
- To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
- 2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport:
- Wojciech Szczesny was then called into action twice in a minute to parry fierce drives from Djebbour and Torossidis as Arsenal's back four looked all at sea.
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Translations
avoid, deflect, or ward off
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Noun
parry (plural parries)
- A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
- (fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
- (combat sports and martial arts) A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it. Typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
Derived terms
- beat parry
- opposition parry
- yielding parry
Translations
a defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying
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in fencing, simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack
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Anagrams
- pray'r