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• parry — [[t]pæ̱ri[/t]] parries, parrying, parried 1) VERB If you parry a question or argument, you cleverly avoid answering it or dealing with it. [V n] Mr King had to endure an awkward press conference, in which he parried questions on the depth of the… …   English dictionary

• parry — [par′ē] vt. parried, parrying [prob. < Fr parez, imper. of parer < It parare, to ward off < L parare, to PREPARE] 1. to ward off or deflect (a blow, the thrust of a sword, etc.) 2. to counter or ward off (criticism, a prying question,… …   English World dictionary

• parry — ► VERB (parries, parried) 1) ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove. 2) avoid answering (a question) directly. ► NOUN (pl. parries) ▪ an act of parrying. ORIGIN probably from French parer ward off …   English terms dictionary

• question — I n. query 1) to ask (smb.) a question; to ask a question of smb. 2) to address, pose, put a question to smb. 3) to bring up, raise a question 4) to answer, field, reply to, respond to a question (the senator fielded all questions expertly) 5) to …   Combinatory dictionary

• parry — UK [ˈpærɪ] / US [ˈperɪ] verb Word forms parry : present tense I/you/we/they parry he/she/it parries present participle parrying past tense parried past participle parried 1) [intransitive/transitive] to push something to the side, especially in… …   English dictionary

• parry — verb (parried; parrying) Etymology: probably from French parez, imperative of parer to parry, from Old Occitan parar, from Latin parare to prepare more at pare Date: 1672 intransitive verb 1. to ward off a weapon or blow 2. to evade or turn aside …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• parry — parriable, adj. parrier, n. /par ee/, v., parried, parrying, n., pl. parries. v.t. 1. to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert. 2. to turn aside; evade or dodge: to parry an embarrassing question. v.i. 3. to parry a… …   Universalium

• parry — par|ry [ˈpæri] v past tense and past participle parried present participle parrying third person singular parries [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from French parez! prepare! , from parer; PARE] 1.) [I and T] to defend yourself against someone… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• parry — par•ry [[t]ˈpær i[/t]] v. ried, ry•ing, 1) to ward off (a sword thrust, blow, weapon, etc.) 2) to turn aside; dodge: to parry an embarrassing question[/ex] 3) to parry a thrust, blow, etc 4) an act or instance of parrying • Etymology: 1665–75;… …   From formal English to slang

• parry — verb (T) 1 to avoid answering a difficult question: White House spokesmen tired of parrying journalists questions 2 to defend yourself against someone who is attacking you by pushing their weapon or hand to one side; deflect parry noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• parry — 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 ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English