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Parry
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parry
[v] - impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball), as in sports or fights Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=parry
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Parry
defensive action to deflect an opponent's attack by opposing 'forte to opponent's foible'
Found op http://www.britishfencing.com/British_Fencing.html?PageID=118
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Parry
a block of the attack, made with the forte of one's own blade
Found op http://www.hpfc.org.uk/glossary.htm
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Parry
Par'ry transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Parried ; present participle & verbal noun Parrying .] [ French paré , past participle of parer . See Pare , Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/26
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Parry
Par'ry intransitive verb To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. Locke. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/26
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Parry
Par'ry noun ; plural Parries 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. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/26
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Parry
Caleb H., English physician, 1755-1822. ... See: Parry's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?Parry
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Parry
• (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. 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... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/parry/
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Parry
(from the article `artificial intelligence`) Two of the best-known early AI programs, Eliza and Parry, gave an eerie semblance of intelligent conversation. (Details of both were first published ... The Parry program`s `paranoid` responses are capitalized in this extract from a `conversation` with a ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/22
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Parry
Parry is a Welsh boy name. The meaning of the name is `son of Harry` Where is it used? The name Parry is mainly used In Welsh. The name Parry doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Parry seems to be unique! Found op http://www.pregnology.com/index.php?boys/Parry
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Parry
[crater] The rim of Parry is heavily worn and slightly distorted due to the co-joined formations. The wall is the most prominent along the northwest, and crossed along the southwest by the small Parry B. The floor has been flooded by lava, and is relatively flat. At the mid-point is a pair o... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parry_(crater)
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PARRY
PARRY is, besides ELIZA, the other famous early chatterbot. ==History== PARRY was written in 1972 by psychiatrist Kenneth Colby, then at Stanford University. While ELIZA was a tongue-in-cheek simulation of a Rogerian therapist, PARRY attempted to simulate a paranoid schizophrenic. The program imple... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARRY
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Parry
[fencing] A parry is a fencing bladework manoeuvre intended to deflect or block an incoming attack. ==Execution== To execute a parry, fencers strike the opponent`s foible, or the area near the tip of the blade, with their forte, or the part of the blade near the handle of the sword. This def... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parry_(fencing)
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Parry
Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ē Definitions: 1. Caleb H., English physician, 1755-1822. See: Parry disease Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=65469
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Parry
A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade. A parry is usually only wide enough to allow the attacker's blade to just miss; any additional motion is wasteful. A well-executed parry should take the foible of the attacker's blade with the forte and/o... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_fencing
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parry
1) Biff 2) Clout 3) Counter 4) Counterpunch 5) Deflect 6) Deflect a sabre 7) Deflect, as comments 8) Fencer's deflection 9) Fencing move 10) Fend off 11) Lick 12) Poke 13) Punch 14) Turn aside 15) Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/parry/1
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