Both Uses of
parry
in
The Titan's Curse
- I parried away a spike just before it would've hit her chest.†
Chpt 2
- A Hunter came out of nowhere and slashed at me with her knife, but I parried and kept running.
Chpt 6 *parried = deflected (pushed it to the side)
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