(n.) The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, or the like.
(n.) A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.
(n.) In sword and saber exercises, a circular swing of the weapon.
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Parry
Definition:
(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. t.) To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
(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 boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.
Example Sentences:
(1) A man wearing a badge that says "property team" quietly parries some of her points, but chooses not to engage with others.
(2) Now another deep cross is thrown into the box and Guzan leaps to claim it, but can only parry it down and pick up the second ball.
(3) Previous studies indicated that tsS38 was capable of synthesizing low to moderate levels of viral DNA at the nonpermissive temperature (C. T. Chu, D. S. Parris, R. A. F. Dixon, F. E. Farber, and P. A. Schaffer, Virology 98:168-181, 1979); thus, it was not clear whether the UL8 gene product is essential for viral DNA synthesis.
(4) Liverpool were restricted to shots from the edge of the area throughout the opening half, mainly from Alberto who went close with one curling effort and had fierce drive parried by the goalkeeper Mark Oxley.
(5) And almost on cue, just after a minute, City nearly concede, a ball whipped in from the right by Tiote, Cisse meeting it with a low swivel on the penalty spot, Hart parrying well.
(6) Referring to the retention of three elected members on the board, the IoD's corporate governance adviser, Oliver Parry, said: "Without an entirely independently appointed board, there remain concerns about how much independent oversight the board will be able to exercise."
(7) The non-English parts of the UK are represented by Sir Emyr Jones Parry, the former British ambassador to the United Nations and Foreign Office mandarin who chaired the All Wales convention on the Welsh assembly's lawmaking powers, Professor Charlie Jeffery, of Edinburgh University's academy of government, and Professor Yvonne Galligan, of Queen's University Belfast.
(8) On BBC2, The Best of Top Gear drew 1.9 million viewers and an 8% share from 8pm, while a new series of Bruce Parry's Tribe debuted with 1.5 million viewers and 6% at 9pm.
(9) Gekas saw a shot saved by Navas but the goalkeeper could only parry and Papastathopoulos pounced.
(10) In rapidly growing, highly glycolytic hepatoma cells as much as 65% of the total cell hexokinase is bound to the outer mitochondrial membrane [Parry, D.M., & Pedersen, P.L.
(11) Ins(1,3,4)P3 was dephosphorylated to two InsP2 (inositol bisphosphate) isomers, one of which is Ins(3,4)P2 [Shears, Parry, Tang, Irvine, Michell & Kirk (1987) Biochem.
(12) Bronwyn Bishop, the speaker of the house, and Stephen Parry, the president of the Senate, approved the immediate changes “in light of the increased threat environment”.
(13) Our two cases are evidence in support of a close relationship between saber injury-like scleroderma and the Parry-Romberg syndrome.
(14) Professor Martin Parry, acting director of Rothamsted Research, said: "We are delighted to be in position to carry out the field trial and to further assess the potential of these GM plants to contribute, as one of many solutions, to the important environmental sustainability issue of providing omega-3 fish oils."
(15) A six-piece band comprising of Win Butler, Will Butler, Régine Chassagne, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Gara and Richard Reed Parry, as well as a moveable feast of other players, over the past nine years and two more albums – Neon Bible (2006) and The Suburbs (2010) – they have built a reputation for both the intrigue and intelligence of their songwriting, as well as for live shows that can seem ecstatic, desperate and electric all at once.
(16) So the short answer is the Senate president Stephen Parry can only recall the Senate early for a 3 May budget with an absolute majority.
(17) Photograph: Mike Bowers for The Guardian The government had its first win: Parry easily secured the job of the new president, with 63 votes, while Ludlam mustered support from only 10 senators.
(18) Parry Romberg syndrome is a rare disorder characterised by progressive hemifacial atrophy that is usually unilateral, involving the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and subsequently the muscle, cartilage and bone.
(19) But the keeper showed splendid reflexes to parry it.
(20) Kevin Doyle was allowed to find space inside the area to head Duff's corner goalwards and Londak's parry was more of a pat, which failed miserably to get the ball out of the danger zone.