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Definition of Stroke
1. Verb. Touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions. "He stroked his long beard"
2. 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"
Terms within: Follow-through
Specialized synonyms: Break, Cannon, Carom, Masse, Masse Shot, Miscue, Cut, Undercut, Swipe, Tennis Shot, Tennis Stroke, Baseball Swing, Cut, Swing, Golf Shot, Golf Stroke, Swing
Category relationships: Athletics, Sport
Generic synonyms: Maneuver, Manoeuvre, Play
3. Verb. Strike a ball with a smooth blow.
4. Noun. The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam.
Generic synonyms: Motion, Movement
Specialized synonyms: Instroke, Outstroke
5. Verb. Row at a particular rate.
6. Noun. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
Generic synonyms: Attack
Specialized synonyms: Ischaemic Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Haemorrhagic Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke
Terms within: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Derivative terms: Apoplectic
7. Verb. Treat gingerly or carefully. "Sam cannot stroke Sue "; "You have to stroke the boss"
8. Noun. A light touch.
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"
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Specialized synonyms: Hap, Break, Good Luck, Happy Chance, Coincidence, Happenstance, Lottery
Derivative terms: Accidental
13. Noun. A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.
Generic synonyms: Punctuation, Punctuation Mark
14. Noun. A mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush. "She applied the paint in careful strokes"
Specialized synonyms: Downstroke, Upstroke, Flick, Underline, Underscore
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.
Specialized synonyms: Key Stroke, Keystroke, Beat, Bow, Blow
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
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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