VERB | competition | parry, block, deflect | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) |
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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 | |
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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). | |
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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). | |
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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). | |
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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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