stroke
stroke
stroƊk
strowk
/strəʊk/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "stroke"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āφāĻšā§āϞāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻžāύ⧋

to rub gently or caress an animal's fur or hair
Transitive: to stroke an animal's fur
to stroke definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child carefully approached the shy puppy and began to stroke its fur to establish trust.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϞāĻžāϜ⧁āĻ• āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻļāĻŽ āφāĻšā§āϞāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āφāϞāϤ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ

to move one's hand gently and slowly over something or someone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He stroked the fabric of the dress to feel its texture.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āφāĻšā§āϞāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āĻāϰ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϠ⧇āϞāĻž

to hit, kick, or propel a ball smoothly and accurately
Transitive: to stroke a ball
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tennis player stroked the ball with precision, aiming for the corner of the court.
āĻŸā§‡āύāĻŋāϏ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϕ⧋āϪ⧇ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤ⧋āώāĻžāĻŽā§‹āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to offer praise, compliments, or reassurances to build a friendly connection or encourage positive behavior
Transitive: to stroke sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She stroked her colleague by praising his innovative ideas, hoping to secure his support for her proposal.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧀ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāρāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧ āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to set the rhythm or pace for the rowers or paddlers in a boat or crew
Transitive: to stroke rowers
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
John strokes the crew with precision, setting a steady rhythm.
āϜāύ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧ āϟāĻžāύ⧇, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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a gentle, intentional touch, often with the hand, used to comfort, show affection, or provide reassurance

stroke definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ran his fingers through her hair in a soft stroke.
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a single deliberate movement of a pen, pencil, or paintbrush that produces a mark on a surface

stroke definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each stroke of the pencil shaped the sketch.
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an act of hitting or striking a ball with a bat, racket, club, cue, or hand

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tennis player's backhand stroke won the point.
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the maximum movement or single complete motion of a pivoted or reciprocating part

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Adjust the cam stroke to regulate the mechanism.
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a light or delicate contact, movement, or mark made on an object or surface

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pen glided across the paper with a smooth stroke.
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧋āĻ•, āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻ•ā§āώāϰāĻŖ

a dangerous condition in which a person loses consciousness as a result of a blood vessel breaking open or becoming blocked in their brain, which could kill or paralyze a part of their body
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Symptoms of stroke can include sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧋āϕ⧇āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ–, āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ…āϏāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϘāĻžāϤ, āĻ—āϤāĻŋ

one movement in a series of repeated actions where something moves back and forth or up and down
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The engine runs by the stroke of a piston.
āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟāύ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧋āĻ• āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϚāϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧋āĻ•, āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āφāϘāĻžāϤ

the coordinated movement of arms and legs used to propel oneself through the water or move a boat forward
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rowers synchronized their strokes to maintain speed and efficiency.
āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰāĻž āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧋āĻ• āϏāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āύāĻžāχāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāĻ—, āϤāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ• āĻĻāĻžāĻ—

a short, diagonal mark used in writing or printing, often to separate words, phrases, or numbers
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher used a stroke to separate the options in the question.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧋āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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an event that occurs suddenly or by chance, without an obvious cause

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He won the lottery by a fortunate stroke.
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the rower closest to the stern of the boat who sets the rhythm and pace for the rest of the crew

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was chosen as the stroke because of his consistent technique.
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a unit of scoring in golf, specifically the act of hitting the ball with a club

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each stroke counts toward the player's final score.
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any successful action, achievement, or fortunate event

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It was a stroke that he finished the project ahead of time.
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a single mark, line, or brush movement used to form characters in writing systems such as Chinese, Japanese, or Korean

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher taught the students the order of strokes.
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