parry, v.
(parried, parries, parrying)
freq. cnt. 1
(parried, parries, parrying)
freq. cnt. 1
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
block deflect parry
sample sentences
"block an attack"verb frames
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verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThe fighter managed to %s his opponent
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
sample sentences
"He dodged the issue""she skirted the problem"
"They tend to evade their responsibilities"
"he evaded the questions skillfully"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form