Parry and Take

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Parry

Parry verb - Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball).
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Take is an antonym for parry.
Nearby Words: parried, parrying, parr

Take

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
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Synonyms for Take
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Parry is an antonym for take.
Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker
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Common collocations

role parry role take role
charge parry charge take charge
form parry form take form
hand parry hand take hand
Other words: shot, hit, damage, hits.

Both words in one sentence

  • Break Meter As long as it's not empty, you won't flinch or take damage from attacks, but each attack that you don't block or parry will deplete it.
    Source: Break Meter
  • Video Game / War Of The Roses When raised, they block pretty much every attack from in front of you without having to be aimed in the right direction like a parry, but will break if they take too much damage.
    Source: Video Game / War Of The Roses
  • Cutscene Incompetence Dante also seems to take other hits unnecessarily in cutscenes, given that the games can be completed without taking damage at all and that he has a parry-style move that briefly grants Nigh-Invulnerability.
    Source: Cutscene Incompetence
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