Look up: parry

1. parry
   [v] - impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball), as in sports or fights
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2. Parry
   defensive action to deflect an opponent's attack by opposing 'forte to opponent's foible'
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3. Parry
   a block of the attack, made with the forte of one's own blade
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4. Parry
   Par'ry transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Parried ; present participle & verbal noun Parrying .] [ French paré , past participle of parer . See Pare ,
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5. Parry
   Par'ry intransitive verb To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. Locke.
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6. 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.
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7. Parry
   Caleb H., English physician, 1755-1822. ... See: Parry's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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8. 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...
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9. 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 psychiatrist:[2 re...
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10. 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!
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11. Parry
    Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ē Definitions: 1. Caleb H., English physician, 1755-1822. See: Parry disease
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12. 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 defle...
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13. PARRY
    `PARRY` is, besides ELIZA, the other famous early chatterbot. History: PARRY was written in 1972 by psychiatrist Kenneth Colby, then at Güzeldere 1995-->--> While ELIZA was a tongue-in-cheek simulation of a Carl Rogers|Rogerian therapist, PARRY attempted to simulate a paranoid Alan J Sondh...
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14. Parry
    (crater) `Parry` is a lunar crater that is attached to the southeast rim of the walled plain Fra Mauro. Attached to the west and southwest rim of Parry is the crater Bonpland. Due south of Parry is the small crater Tolansky, and farther to the south-southwest is Guericke. The rim of Parry is ...
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15. Parry
    `Parry` may refer to: As a surname : Parry is a name originally derived from shortening `ap Harry` (Welsh for "son of Harry"). It is a surname of Welsh origin and may refer to: Fictional characters : Places : Plants : Other uses: See also :
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