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  1. parrys: Vocabulary.com
  2. Parry's, Parrys, Parrys: Wordnik

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Parry)

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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