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Definition of Stroke

1. Noun. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand. "He left me an almost impossible shot"

2. Verb. Touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions. "He stroked his long beard"

3. Noun. The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam.

4. Verb. Strike a ball with a smooth blow.

5. Noun. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.

6. Verb. Row at a particular rate.

7. Noun. A light touch.

8. Verb. Treat gingerly or carefully. "Sam cannot stroke Sue "; "You have to stroke the boss"

9. Noun. A light touch with the hands.

10. Noun. (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club. "Nicklaus won by three strokes"

11. Noun. The oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew.

12. Noun. Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause. "It was due to an accident or fortuity"

13. Noun. A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.

14. Noun. A mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush. "She applied the paint in careful strokes"

15. Noun. Any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing.

16. Noun. A single complete movement.

Definition of Stroke

1. imp. Struck.

2. n. The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon.

3. v. t. To strike.

Definition of Stroke

1. Noun. An act of stroking (gloss moving one's hand over a surface). ¹

2. Noun. A blow or hit. ¹

3. Noun. A single movement with a tool. ¹

4. Noun. A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement. ¹

5. Noun. The time when a clock strikes. ¹

6. Noun. A particular style of swimming. ¹

7. Noun. (medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted. ¹

8. Noun. (rowing) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat. ¹

9. Noun. (context: professional wrestling) Backstage influence. ¹

10. Noun. (squash) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction. ¹

12. Verb. (transitive cricket) To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stroke

1. to rub gently [v STROKED, STROKING, STROKES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stroke

strobotron strobotrons strockle strockles stroddle stroddled stroddles strode strodle strodled

strodles strodling stroganoff stroganoffs strokable stroke (current term) stroke of work stroke order stroke play stroked

strokelike stroken strokeplay stroker strokers strokes strokesman strokesmen stroking strokings

Literary usage of Stroke

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"I.— Breast stroke. The breast stroke consists of a broad sweep ... A full breath is taken at every stroke and regulated so as to avoid gasping on short ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Combination dies are often so arranged as to perform three, four and sometimes more operations on the work at one stroke of the press. ..."

3. Heat and Thermodynamics by Francis M. Hartmann (1911)
"The piston then makes an outward stroke, called the aspirating stroke, and a charge of mixture is forced, by the external pressure, into the cylinder. ..."

4. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"The piston draws In n charge of gas into the crank case. During this stroke the charge already In cylinder is being compressed and as the piston is ..."

5. Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble by Thomas Malory, Alfred William Pollard, William Caxton (1900)
"And therewith anon Pellinore smote him a great stroke through the helm and head unto the brows. And then all the host of Orkney fled for the death of King ..."

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