avoid vs parry

avoid is not a noun while parry is a noun.

avoid and parry both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avoid	No	No	Yes	No
parry	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, parry is a hyponym of avoid; that is, parry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than avoid:

avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
parry: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Other hyponyms of avoid include circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, put off, sidestep, skirt, escape, miss, escape, get away, get by, get off, get out, bypass, get around, go around, short-circuit, keep off, stay off, shirk, shy away from, eschew, shun.

avoid (noun)	parry (noun)
	a return punch (especially by a boxer)
	(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword

avoid (verb)	parry (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
refrain from certain foods or beverages	impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
declare invalid
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
refrain from doing something

Difference between avoid and parry

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