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Words related to parry

Related / Similar Words: counterpunch, counter, hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep, block, deflect

Definition:

a return punch (especially by a boxer);

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully";

impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack";

Hyponyms: quibble

Derivational Morphology: block, deflect, dodge, dodging, scheme, dodger, fox, slyboots, avoidance, turning away, shunning, evasion, escape, circumvention, hedge, hedging, hedger, equivocator, blocker, blocking, interference, blockage, closure, occlusion, counterpunch, counter

Anagrams: praya

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govern is similar to regulate, regularize, regularise, order and rule.

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