stroke
Nouns
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(n) (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- it took two strokes to get out of the bunker
- a good shot requires good balance and tempo
- he left me an almost impossible shot
- (n) the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam cam stroke, throw,
- (n) a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA,
- (n) a light touch
- (n) a light touch with the hands stroking,
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(n) (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
- Nicklaus won by three strokes
- (n) the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
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(n) anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- winning the lottery was a happy accident
- the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
- it was due to an accident or fortuity
- (n) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information separatrix, virgule, solidus, slash, diagonal,
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(n) a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- she applied the paint in careful strokes
- (n) any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
- (n) a single complete movement
Verbs
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(v) touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
- He stroked his long beard
- (v) strike a ball with a smooth blow
- (v) row at a particular rate
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(v) treat gingerly or carefully
- You have to stroke the boss