To parry is to ward off a weapon or blow; indeed, parrying is as important to fencing as sticking one’s opponent with the pointy end. The word parry was borrowed from the French verb parer, meaning “to …

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If you parry a question or argument, you cleverly avoid answering it or dealing with it. In an awkward press conference, Mr King parried questions on the allegations. [VERB noun]

PARRY definition: to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert. See examples of parry used in a sentence.

PARRY definition: 1. to defend yourself from a weapon or an attack by pushing the weapon away or by putting something…. Learn more.

1. to ward off (a sword thrust, blow, weapon, etc.). 2. to turn aside; dodge: to parry an embarrassing question.

Parry definition: To deflect or ward off (a fencing thrust, for example).

Definition of parry verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

parry, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

to turn aside or push aside (a sword attack, a blow, etc.): [~ + object] parried the first attack with a quick move to the side. [no object] As the attacker swung, she parried, then sidestepped his charge.