All 3 Uses of
parry
in
The Sea of Monsters
- Annabeth moved in on my left and tried to distract one of the heads, parrying its teeth with her knife, but another head swung sideways like a club and knocked her into the muck.†
Chpt 10
- I parried, returned with a thrust.†
Chpt 18
- He slashed at Annabeth, and I parried the blade away.
Chpt 19 *parried = deflected (forced in a harmless direction)
Definition:
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(parry) to avoid -- especially to deflect (cause something to change direction)in 2 primary senses:
- to avoid an attack -- especially a physical attack as when deflecting the thrust of a sword
- to avoid answering a question with a clever response that directs attention elsewhere