parring
Blocking a blow
Parring is the present participle of par, meaning to score par on a golf hole—completing it in the expected number of strokes.
She's been parring every hole on the back nine.
The term appears almost exclusively in golf commentary and casual discussion of the game.
Solid mass, or impede
- deflectTurn from course
- counterFlat service surface
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
ward · fend · repel · dodge · evade · sidestep · defensive · sparring
block
Solid mass, or impede
shield · ward · fend · repel · dodge · evade · sidestep · defensive · sparring · martial arts
riposte
Swift clever reply
épée · sabre · blade · touché · engagement · disengage · beat · feint · piste · en garde
retort
Quick, cutting reply
- comebackRecovery after decline
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- deflectionChange in trajectory
dismissal · rejoinder · riposte · counter-argument · evasion · sidestep · dodge · wit · repartee · response
parringattacking
Actively engaging offensively
striking · thrusting · lunging · assaulting · aggressing
parringretreating
Moving back from advance
fleeing · yielding · submitting · absorbing · accepting
parringanswering
Providing a response
addressing · confronting · engaging · acknowledging · admitting