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Exact Match:

parry: (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword; impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"

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beat off collapse

palter collapse

beg the question collapse

nitpick collapse: be overly critical; criticize minor details

shirk collapse: avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"

beat around the bush collapse: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

drive back collapse

push back collapse

prevaricate collapse

wage war collapse

blow hot and cold collapse

duel collapse: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups); a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor; fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"

wrestle collapse: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"; engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"; combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"; engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

tergiversate collapse

keep off collapse: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"; refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

fend off collapse

joust collapse: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances; joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

mystify collapse: make mysterious; "mystify the story"

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

confute collapse

tourney collapse: engage in a tourney

sheer off collapse

fend collapse: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

waffle collapse: pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

forestall collapse

split hairs collapse

stave off collapse

undermine collapse

chop logic collapse

ward off collapse: avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"

strive collapse: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

pussyfoot collapse

equivocate collapse

weasel collapse: small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

rebut collapse

refute collapse: prove to be false or incorrect; overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

deflect collapse: turn aside and away from an initial or intended course; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

grapple with collapse

demolish collapse: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"; destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"

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