All parry synonyms
parΒ·ry
P p verb parry
- beat around the bush β to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- circumlocute β to speak in a circuitous way
- cancel out β If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- juke β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- evert β Turn (a structure or organ) outward or inside out.
- beg the question β If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- duck β any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- beat back β to force to retreat; drive back
- mince words β speak tentatively, tactfully
- confute β to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
- counterwork β work done in opposition to other work
- defeat β If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- everted β Simple past tense and past participle of evert.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- answer back β If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- give the lie to β a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
- feinted β a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
- fly in the face of β to move through the air using wings.
- counterclaim β a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- fence β a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- deflect β If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.
- get out of β extricate oneself from
- mow down β to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
- flip-flopping β Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- lay low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- fend β to ward off (often followed by off): to fend off blows.
- bummed β depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- get back to β resume
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- darked β having very little or no light: a dark room.
- jiving β swing music or early jazz.
- disconfirming β Not confirming.
- answer β When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- give the slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- flipflop β Alternative form of flip-flop.
- burn down β If a building burns down or if someone burns it down, it is completely destroyed by fire.
- duelling β a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- dueling β Present participle of duel.
- beat off β to drive back; repel
- goldbrick β Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- disconfirm β to prove to be invalid.
noun parry
- avoidance β Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.
- elusion β The act of eluding.
- escapism β The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
- nonparticipation β absence of participation: Nonparticipation of citizens in political matters hampers efforts toward better government.
- eschewal β The act of eschewing.