Add to Chrome

parry

Parry is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter P and ends with the letter Y for which we found 4 definitions.

Definition
(v. t.) To ward off; to stop or to turn aside; as to parry a thrust a blow or anything that means or threatens harm.
(v. t.) To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
(v. i.) To ward off evade or turn aside something as a blow argument etc.
(n.) A warding off of a thrust or blow as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence figuratively a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.

Syllable Information

The word parry is a 5 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for parry is: par-ry


Words by number of letters: