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stroke ¹  (strk)

n.

1. The act or an instance of striking, as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool; a blow or impact.

2.

a. The striking of a bell or gong.

b. The sound so produced.

c. The time so indicated: at the stroke of midnight.

3. A sudden action or process having a strong impact or effect: a stroke of lightning.

4. A sudden occurrence or result: a stroke of luck; a stroke of misfortune.

5. A sudden severe attack, as of paralysis or sunstroke.

6. A sudden loss of brain function caused by a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel to the brain, characterized by loss of muscular control, diminution or loss of sensation or consciousness, dizziness, slurred speech, or other symptoms that vary with the extent and severity of the damage to the brain. Also called cerebral accident, cerebrovascular accident.

7. An inspired or effective idea or act: a stroke of genius.

8.

a. A single uninterrupted movement, especially when repeated or in a back-and-forth motion: the stroke of a pendulum.

b. Any of a series of movements of a piston from one end of the limit of its motion to another.

9.

a. A single completed movement of the limbs and body, as in swimming or rowing.

b. The manner or rate of executing such a movement: My favorite stroke is butterfly. She had a very rapid stroke.

10. Nautical

a. The rower who sits nearest the coxswain or the stern and sets the tempo for the other rowers.

b. The position occupied by this person.

11. Sports

a. A movement of the upper torso and arms for the purpose of striking a ball, as in golf or tennis.

b. The manner of executing such a movement.

c. A scoring unit in golf counted for such a movement: finished six strokes under par.

12.

a. A single mark made by a writing or marking implement, such as a pen.

b. The act of making such a mark.

c. A printed line in a graphic character that resembles such a mark.

13. A distinctive effect or deft touch, as in literary composition.

v. stroked, strok·ing, strokes

v.tr.

1.

a. To mark with a single short line.

b. To draw a line through; cancel: stroked out the last sentence.

2. Nautical To set the pace for (a rowing crew).

3. To hit or propel (a ball, for example) with a smoothly regulated swing.

v.intr.

1. To make or perform a stroke.

2. Nautical To row at a particular rate per minute.

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[Middle English, probably from Old English *strc; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

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stroke

Verb

[stroking, stroked]

to touch or brush lightly or gently

Noun

1. a light touch or caress with the fingers

2. Pathol rupture of a blood vessel in the brain resulting in loss of consciousness, often followed by paralysis and damage to speech

3. a blow, knock, or hit

4. an action or occurrence of the kind specified: a fantastic stroke of luck, a stroke of intuition

5.

a. the striking of a clock

b. the hour registered by this: at the stroke of twelve

6. a mark made by a pen or paintbrush

7. same as solidus: used esp. when dictating or reading aloud

8. the hitting of the ball in sports such as golf or cricket

9. any one of the repeated movements used by a swimmer

10. a particular style of swimming, such as the crawl

11. a single pull on the oars in rowing

12. at a stroke with one action

13. not a stroke (of work) no work at all [Old English strācian]

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stroke  (strk)

A sudden loss of brain function caused by a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel of the brain, resulting in necrosis of brain tissue (called a cerebral infarct) and characterized by loss of muscular control, weakening or loss of sensation or consciousness, dizziness, slurred speech, or other symptoms that vary with the extent and severity of brain damage. Also called cerebrovascular accident.

Thesaurus

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" 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 athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition 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 cam stroke, throw motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something 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 brain apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA attack - 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 touch, touching - the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"
	5.	stroke - a light touch with the hands         stroking 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 oarsman, rower - someone who rows a boat
	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" chance event, fortuity, accident happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens hap - an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life" happy chance, break, good luck - an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" 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 information separatrix, virgule, solidus, slash, diagonal punctuation 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" caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" lap, lick - pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
	2.	stroke - strike a ball with a smooth blow strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"
	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" blandish, flatter - praise somewhat dishonestly

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stroke

verb 1. caress, rub, fondle, pat, pet

noun 2. apoplexy, fit, seizure, attack, shock, collapse

noun 3. mark, line, slash

noun 4. movement, action, motion

noun 5. blow, hit, knock, pat, rap, thump, swipe

noun 6. feat, move, achievement, accomplishment, movement

Translations

stroke [strəuk] n (= blow) → golpe m;

(MED) → apoplejía (= caress); caricia; [of pen] → trazo;

(SWIMMING) (= style); estilo; [of piston] → carrera

vt → acariciar;

at a stroke → de golpe;

a stroke of luck → un golpe de suerte;

two-stroke engine → motor m de dos tiempos

stroke [strəuk] n → coup m;

(Med) → attaque f (= caress); caresse f;

(Swimming) (= style); (sorte f de) nage f [of piston]; course f

vt → caresser;

at a stroke → d'un (seul) coup;

on the stroke of 5 → à 5 heures sonnantes;

a stroke of luck → un coup de chance;

a 2-stroke engine → un moteur à 2 temps

stroke [strəuk] n → Schlag m, Hieb m;

(Swimming) (style) → Stil m;

(Med) → Schlaganfall m;

(of clock) → Schlag m;

(of paintbrush) → Strich m

vt (caress) → streicheln;

at a stroke → mit einem Schlag;

on the stroke of 5 → Punkt 5 (Uhr);

a stroke of luck → ein Glücksfall m;

a 2-stroke engine → ein Zweitaktmotor m

stroke [strəuk] n → colpo; [of piston] → corsa;

(MED) → colpo apoplettico;

(SWIMMING) (= style); nuoto (= caress); carezza

vt → accarezzare;

at a stroke → in un attimo;

on the stroke of 5 → alle 5 in punto, allo scoccare delle 5;

a stroke of luck → un colpo di fortuna;

two-stroke engine → motore a due tempi

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stroke¹

n stroke [strəuk]

1 an act of hitting, or the blow given He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip. slag ضَرْبَه، خَبْطَه удряне úder; rána slag der Schlag χτύπημα golpe löök ضربه isku coup מַכָּה प्रहार, आघात udarac csapás pukulan högg colpo －打ち 한 번 치기, 일격 smūgis vēziens; sitiens; cirtiens ayunan slag slag, hogg cios, uderzenie golpe lovitură удар úder, rana udarec udarac slag, hugg, rapp การตี vuruş, darbe (一)打，擊，敲 удар ضرب cú đánh, đòn, nhát （一）打，击，敲

2 a sudden occurrence of something a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money! slag ضَرْبَه، حَدَثٌ فُجائي удар úder, zásah lynnedslag; skæbnetilfælde; lykketræf der Schlag χτύπημα, πλήγμα, ξαφνικό γεγονός ocurrencia; golpe (de suerte) juhus, löök, sähvatus اصابت isku, oikku, potku coup מַזָל धक्का, दौरा iznenadni slučaj csapás; váratlan szerencse kejadian tiba-tiba happ; óhapp colpo 突然の出来事 돌발, 우연한 발생 trenksmas, smūgis, netikėtas dalykas (zibens) spēriens; liktenīgs/laimīgs gadījums memang nasib baik betul slag lyn(nedslag); skjebnens ironi; lykketreff (prze)błysk, cios, zrządzenie itd. golpe lovitură удар úder, zásah udarec trenutak []nedslag, []träff, [] nyck การเกิดขึ้นอย่างกะทันหัน beklenmedik/umulmadık bir olay 突然發生 удар; хід کوءی اچانک رونما ہونے والا واقعہ hành động hoặc việc xảy ra duy nhất thành công 突然发生

3 the sound made by a clock striking the hour She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten. slag دَقَّه удар (на часовник) úder slag Schlag-... χτύπος ρολογιού campanada kellalöök زنگ lyönti coup צִלצוּל घड़ी के बजने की आवाज otkucaj, odbijanje (sata) (óra)ütés bunyi lonceng sláttur, slag suono, rintocco 鳴る音 (시계 등의) 치는 소리 dūžis (pulksteņa) sitiens dentingan jam slag (klokke)slag (wy)bicie, uderzeniem batida bătaie бой часов úder udarec otkucaj slag เสียงตีของนาฬิกา vuruş (鐘的報時)鳴聲 бій годинника گھنٹہ بجنے کی آواز tiếng chuông đồng hồ （钟的报时）鸣声

4 a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc short, even pencil strokes. trek خَطَّه، شَرْطَه щрих tah, škrt strøg der Strich μολυβιά, πινελιά (lápiz, bolígrafo) trazo; (pincel) pincelada -tõmme, -löök, jutt خط ناشي از حركت قلم piirto coup מְשִיכַת מִכחוֹל ब्रश इत्यादि का स्पर्श potez (perom, kistom) (ecset)vonás goresan dráttur; strik; pennafar tratto; pennellata 一筆 일필, 붓의 놀림 potėpis, brūkšnys, brūkštelėjimas vilciens; triepiens; vēziens goresan streek (penne)strøk; blyantstrek pociągnięcie traço trăsătură штрих; мазок ťah, škrt poteza potez drag การลากปากกาหรือขนแปรง darbe (一)筆，(一)劃 штрих, мазок, риска قلم وغیرہ کی جنبش nét bút （一）笔，（一）划

5 a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket. slag جَدْفَه замахване ráz, úder slag der Schlag κίνηση, χτύπημα (cricket) golpe, jugada; (remo) palada aerutõmme, löök ضربه مهار شده توپ veto, lyönti coup (d'aviron) תְנוּפַת מָשוֹט चालन zamah evezőcsapás; ütés ayunan dayung, bat áratog vogata; colpo, giocata 一こぎ (노의) 한 번 젓기, ?크리켓? 한 번 치기 smūgis, smogimas rāviens; vēziens; sitiens pukulan slag åretak; slag pociągnięcie, uderzenie golpe lovitură взмах; удар záber, úder zamah zamah tag, slag การตีลูกเทนนิสหรือลูกกอล์ฟ tek bir kürek darbesi, tek bir vuruş (劃船的)一劃，(板球的)一擊 змах, помах چپو چلانا یا کرکٹ میں گیند کو بلے سے مارنا sải, nhịp chèo （划船的）一划，（板球的）一击

6 a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke? slag حَرَكَة الذِّراعَيْن في السِّباحَه загребване tempo; styl tag; svømning; -svømning der Schlag κολυμβητική κίνηση brazada tõmme حركت توام دست و پا veto brassée; nage תְנוּעַת שְׂחִייָה स्टरोक stil plivanja (kar)tempó gaya renang sundtak bracciata; stile －かき ?수영? 수족의 놀림, 수영법 mostas, plaukimo stilius peldēšana uz muguras kuak slag (svømme)tak styl (pływacki) braçada braţe гребок; стиль (плавания) tempo; štýl zamah zamah tag, []sim ท่าว่ายน้ำ kulaç (atma) (遊泳的)泳(式) змах تیراکی میں ہاتھوں اور پیروں کی حرکت kiểu bơi （游泳的）泳（式）

7 an effort or action I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day. aksie جُهْد، عَمَل не съм свършил нищо kousek (práce) pind der Schlag προσπάθεια, δουλειά golpe (no dar ni golpe en el trabajo); esfuerzo jõupingutus, liigutus اقدام سريع و قاطع ei mitään effort מַאֲמָץ प्रयास napor tollvonás tindakan handtak sforzo 一働き 노력, 시도 pastanga ne pirkstu nepakustināt tindakan slag slag, tak wysiłek esforço efort усилие; движение trochu práce trud napor handtag, skapande grand ความอุตสาหะ nebze, parça (一次)努力 зусилля کوشش nỗ lực hay hành động （一次）努力

8 a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc. beroerte نَوْبَة مَرَضِيَّه пристъп mrtvice hjerneblødning; slagtilfælde der Schlaganfall εγκεφαλικό ataque rabandus سكته مغزي halvauskohtaus attaque הֶתקֵף आधात napadaj, kap szélütés stroke slag; hjartaslag, heilablóðfall attacco 脳卒中 (병의) 발작 insultas trieka strok beroerte slag(tilfelle) wylew, udar ataque atac cerebral паралич; удар mŕtvica, porážka napad moždani udar slaganfall, stroke การอุดตันของเส้นโลหิตที่ไปเลี้ยงสมอง inme, felç 中風 удар, параліч اچانک حملہ đột quỵ 中风

at a stroke

with a single effort We can't solve all these problems at a stroke. op een slag بِضَرْبَة واحِدَه с един удар jedním rázem på én gang auf einen Schlag με τη πρώτη προσπάθεια, μονοκοπανιά de golpe, de un plumazo ühekorraga, esimesel hoobil با يك حركت kertaheitolla d'un seul coup בְּבַת אַחָת एक एकल प्रयास में jednim udarcem, jednim mahom egy csapásra dengan satu tindakan í einu vetfangi (in un sol colpo) 一ぺんで 일거에 vienu užsimojimu vienā paņēmienā; ar vienu rāvienu sekali gus met {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}n slag med ett slag za jednym zamachem de um só golpe dintr-o dată одним ударом naraz, hneď z enim udarcem jednim udarcem i ett slag, på en gång ความพยายามเพียงลำพัง bir çırpıda, derhal 一次努力 одним махом ایک فوری ضرب میں bằng một hành động duy nhất tức khắc 一次努力