Fend vs Parry - What's the difference?
fend | parry |
To take care of oneself, to take responsibility for oneself.
* 1990 , Messrs Howley and Murphy, quoted in U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Oversight hearing on the Federal Service Contract Act , U.S. Government Printing Office, page 40,
* 2003 , Scott Turow Reversible Errors ,
); to block or push away ((non-gloss definition)).
* Dryden
* 1999 , Kuan-chung Lo, Guanzhong Luo, Luo Guanzhong, Moss Roberts, Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel , page 39
* 2002 , Jude Deveraux, A Knight in Shining Armor ,
A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
(fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 28
, author=Tom Rostance
, title=Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos
, work=BBC Sport
As a noun fend
is an enemy; fiend; the devil.As a verb fend
is to take care of oneself, to take responsibility for oneself.As a proper noun parry is
.fend
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).Etymology 2
From (etyl)Verb
(en verb)- Mr. Howley. They are telling him how much they will increase the reimbursement for the total labor cost. The contractor is left to fend as he can.
- Chairman Murphy. Obviously, he can’t fend for any more than the money he has coming in.
page 376
- The planet was full of creatures in need, who could not really fend , and the law was at its best when it ensured that they were treated with dignity.
- With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold.
- He fends , he blocks, too skillful to be downed.
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- “ My age is lot like yours. Lone women do not fare well. If I were not there to fend for you, you—”
Derived terms
* fend and prove * fend away * fender * fend for oneself * fend off * forfendAnagrams
* ----parry
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(parries)Derived terms
* beat parry * opposition parry * yielding parryVerb
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