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| Noun | 1. | stroke - (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"follow-through - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through" break - the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool carom, cannon - a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other masse, masse shot - a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball miscue - a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball maneuver, manoeuvre, play - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" undercut, cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" swipe - a sweeping stroke or blow tennis shot, tennis stroke - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket baseball swing, swing, cut - in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
| 2. | stroke - the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam instroke - the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft outstroke - the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft | |
| 3. | stroke - a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brainattack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea" ischaemic stroke, ischemic stroke - the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel) haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke - stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain cerebral hemorrhage - bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain | |
| 4. | stroke - a light touch | |
| 5. | stroke - a light touch with the hands touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" caress - a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face" | |
| 6. | stroke - (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club; "Nicklaus won by three strokes" golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0" | |
| 7. | stroke - the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew | |
| 8. | stroke - 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"hap - an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life" coincidence, happenstance - an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental lottery - something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them" | |
| 9. | stroke - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of informationpunctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases | |
| 10. | stroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes" print, mark - a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" downstroke - a stroke normally made in a downward direction upstroke - a stroke normally made in an upward direction flick - a short stroke underline, underscore - a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) | |
| 11. | stroke - any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement swimming stroke - a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward | |
| 12. | stroke - a single complete movement movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" key stroke, keystroke - the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard; "the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work" beat - a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe" bow - a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" | |
| Verb | 1. | stroke - touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard" touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| 2. | stroke - strike a ball with a smooth blow | |
| 3. | stroke - row at a particular rate row - propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake" | |
| 4. | stroke - treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss" |