| VERB | competition | parry, block, deflect | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | parry, hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep | avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | |
| NOUN | act | parry | (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword |
| act | parry, counterpunch, counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
| Sounds | peh'riy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword. | |
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| Category | fencing | The art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) |
| Broader | blocking, block | The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements |
| Meaning | A return punch (especially by a boxer). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | counterpunch, counter | |
| Broader | punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist |
| Spanish | contraataque, contragolpe, quite | |
| Verbs | parry | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) |
| Meaning | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The fighter managed to parry his opponent | |
| Synonyms | block, deflect | |
| Broader | fence | fight with fencing swords |
| Spanish | desviar, obstruir, parar | |
| Catalan | obstruir | |
| Nouns | parry | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
| Meaning | avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep | |
| Narrower | beg | Dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted |
| quibble | Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections | |
| Broader | avoid | Stay clear from |
| Spanish | eludir, esquivar, evadir, evitar, rehuir | |
| Catalan | defugir, eludir, esquivar, evadir, evitar | |
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