Decline and Parry

Decline

Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Parry and decline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Parry" instead a verb "Decline".

Parry

Parry verb - Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball).

Decline and parry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decline" instead a verb "Parry".

Nearby Words: parried, parrying, parr

Common collocations

role decline role parry role
thanks decline thanks parry thanks
cut decline cut parry cut
shot decline shot parry shot
Other words: times.
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