All 7 Uses of
parry
in
The Battle of the Labyrinth
- He parried my attack with no problem.†
Chpt 2parried = avoided
- He parried my overhead cut.†
Chpt 2
- Annabeth parried away a stinger with the flat of her blade.†
Chpt 3
- Geryon parried my first strike with a pair of red-hot tongs and lunged at my face with a barbecue fork.†
Chpt 9
- He parried my strike and almost slammed me with his shield, but I jumped back.†
Chpt 14
- We exchanged thrusts and parries, getting a feel for each other's fighting style.
Chpt 14 *parries = deflections of sword thrusts
- I parried his blade and backed away, letting him come after me.†
Chpt 14parried = avoided
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