3 uses
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Definition
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
- He slashed at Annabeth, and I parried the blade away.Chapter 19 (83% in)
parried = deflected (forced in a harmless direction)
- 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.Chapter 10 (86% in)
- I parried, returned with a thrust.Chapter 18 (16% in)
There are no more uses of "parry" in The Sea of Monsters.
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