Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 9 compound words that contain parry. The most common are listed below. Open parry in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- Parry Sound DistrictA district of Ontario, Canada.
- beat parryThe deflection of the incoming attack with a sharp striking motion
- Parry-Romberg syndromeA rare disease presenting in early childhood with progressive shrinkage and degeneration of the tissues beneath the skin, usually on one side of the face.
- circular parrya defensive move in fencing; a parry in which the blade moves in a circle to block an opponent's attack from the opposite side from which it started (sometimes called a contra- or counter-parry)
- counter-parryA parry that is done to defend against an opponent's parry and riposte.
- opposition parryThe deflection of the incoming attack without ever losing contact with the blade from the initial engagement.
- mal-parryAlternative form of malparry: A parry that insufficiently removes the incoming blade from the target area.
- yielding parrydeflecting the incoming attack by maintaining contact with the blade and changing the point of contact between the blades, moving from a position of poor leverage to one using the forte for strong leverage
Compound words 9
- parryslopVideo games whose combat system heavily involves waiting to be attacked and then parrying, seen as overused and uninspired.
- unparryablenot able to be parried or dodged
- counterparryA parry that uses the energy of the opponent's incoming lunge.
- parrierOne who parries.
- parriestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of parry
- parrieththird-person singular simple present indicative of parry: To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
- malparryA parry that insufficiently removes the incoming blade from the target area.
- parryingsplural of parrying: present participle and gerund of parry
- beoparryA trader, especially a petty trader or dealer.