PARRIED
PARRY
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
(verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); âHe dodged the issueâ; âshe skirted the problemâ; âThey tend to evade their responsibilitiesâ; âhe evaded the questions skillfullyâ
parry, block, deflect
(verb) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); âblock an attackâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
parried
simple past tense and past participle of parry
Anagrams
• rapider
Source: Wiktionary
PARRY
Par"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parried; p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying.] Etym:
[F. paré, 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.
Par"ry, v. i.
Definition: To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow,
argument, etc. Locke.
Par"ry, n.; pl. Parries (.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition