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| par·ry [ párree ] |
verb (past and past participle par·ried, present participle par·ry·ing, 3rd person present singular par·ries) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb turn blow aside: to block or deflect the damaging effect of a blow or weapon
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2. transitive verb avoid answering question: to evade a question by cleverly saying something that does not answer it
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noun (plural par·ries) |
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evasion: an act of evading a blow, criticism, or question
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| [Late 17th century. Probably < French parez "defend (yourself)!" < parer "prepare" (see pare)] |
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