Usually means: Deflecting an attack with skill.
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  1. parry: Merriam-Webster.com
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  3. parry: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  9. parry: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  13. parry (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. PARRY, Parry (fencing), Parry: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Parry: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. parry: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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  18. Parry: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. parry: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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American English Definition British English Definition
verb:  To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
noun:  A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
noun:  (fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
noun:  (combat sports and martial arts) A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
noun:  A surname from Welsh.
noun:  A unisex given name.
noun:  A hamlet in Division No.2, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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