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counterparry

counterparry noun: a parry that uses the energy of the opponent's incoming lunge.

Noun

counterparry (plural counterparries)

  1. A parry that uses the energy of the opponent's incoming lunge.
  2. (figuratively) An act of avoiding or deflecting in response to an opponent's avoidance or deflection.
    • the parries and counterparries of political debate

Verb

counterparry (third-person singular simple present counterparries, present participle counterparrying, simple past and past participle counterparried)

  1. To parry using the energy of the opponent's incoming lunge.
  2. (figuratively) To avoid or deflect in response to an opponent's avoidance or deflection.

Forms of counterparry

Noun
pluralcounterparries
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterparries
present participlecounterparrying
past participlecounterparried
pastcounterparried

Origin of counterparry

From counter- + parry.

Questions about counterparry

What does counterparry mean?
Counterparry means a parry that uses the energy of the opponent's incoming lunge.
What part of speech is counterparry?
Counterparry can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterparry?
The plural of counterparry is counterparries.

Words near counterparry in the dictionary

  1. counterparadox
  2. counterparadoxes
  3. counterparadoxical
  4. counterparried
  5. counterparries
  6. counterparry
  7. counterparrying
  8. counterpart
  9. counterpart theory
  10. counterparted
  11. counterparties

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