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Detailed Synonyms for parry in English

parry:

to parry verb (parries, parried, parrying)

  1. to parry
    to parry; to ward off; to foil; field
    • parry verb (parries, parried, parrying)
    • ward off verb (wards off, warded off, warding off)
    • foil verb (foils, foiled, foiling)
    • field verb
  2. to parry
    to fend off; to parry; to keep off; to lay off
    • fend off verb (fends off, fended off, fending off)
    • parry verb (parries, parried, parrying)
    • keep off verb (keeps off, kept off, keeping off)
    • lay off verb (lays off, laid off, laying off)
  3. to parry
    to divert; to avert; to turn away; to fend off; to parry; to lay off; to keep off
    • divert verb (diverts, diverted, diverting)
    • avert verb (averts, averted, averting)
    • turn away verb (turns away, turned away, turning away)
    • fend off verb (fends off, fended off, fending off)
    • parry verb (parries, parried, parrying)
    • lay off verb (lays off, laid off, laying off)
    • keep off verb (keeps off, kept off, keeping off)
  4. to parry
    – impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) 1
    to block; to parry; deflect
    – impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) 1
    • block verb (blocks, blocked, blocking)
      • block an attack1
    • parry verb (parries, parried, parrying)
    • deflect verb

Conjugations for parry:

present
  1. parry
  2. parry
  3. parries
  4. parry
  5. parry
  6. parry
simple past
  1. parried
  2. parried
  3. parried
  4. parried
  5. parried
  6. parried
present perfect
  1. have parried
  2. have parried
  3. has parried
  4. have parried
  5. have parried
  6. have parried
past continuous
  1. was parrying
  2. were parrying
  3. was parrying
  4. were parrying
  5. were parrying
  6. were parrying
future
  1. shall parry
  2. will parry
  3. will parry
  4. shall parry
  5. will parry
  6. will parry
continuous present
  1. am parrying
  2. are parrying
  3. is parrying
  4. are parrying
  5. are parrying
  6. are parrying
subjunctive
  1. be parried
  2. be parried
  3. be parried
  4. be parried
  5. be parried
  6. be parried
diverse
  1. parry!
  2. let's parry!
  3. parried
  4. parrying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

parry [the ~] noun

  1. the parry
    – a return punch (especially by a boxer) 1
    the counter; the parry; the counterpunch
    – a return punch (especially by a boxer) 1
  2. the parry
    – (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword 1
    the parry
    – (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword 1

Related Words for "parry":

  • parrying

Alternate Synonyms for "parry":


Related Definitions for "parry":

  1. a return punch (especially by a boxer)1
  2. (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword1
  3. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)1

Related Synonyms for parry