PARRY


Meaning of PARRY in English

v. & n.

v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 avert or ward off (a weapon or attack), esp. with a countermove. 2 deal skilfully with (an awkward question etc.).

n. (pl. -ies) an act of parrying.

[ prob. repr. F parez imper. of parer f. It. parare ward off ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.