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Noun: stroke strowk- (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"
- shot - The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- throw, cam stroke - 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 - A light touch
- A light touch with the hands
- stroking - (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
"Nicklaus won by three strokes" - The oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
- Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
"the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"
- accident, fortuity, chance event - A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- solidus [Brit, Cdn], slash, virgule, diagonal, separatrix - A mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
"she applied the paint in careful strokes" - Any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
- A single complete movement
Verb: stroke strowk- Touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
"He stroked his long beard" - Strike a ball with a smooth blow
- Row at a particular rate
- Treat gingerly or carefully
"You have to stroke the boss"
Derived forms: stroking, strokes, stroked Type of: attack, blandish, flatter, happening, hit, locomotion, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], mark, motility, motion, move, movement, natural event, oarsman, occurrence, occurrent, play, print, punctuation, punctuation mark, row, rower, score, strike, touch, touching, travel Encyclopedia: Stroke |