stroke

/stɹˈə‍ʊk/

/ˈstɹoʊk/

[verb] [noun]

to stroke

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to rub gently or caress an animal's fur or hair

strike a ball with a smooth blow

treat gingerly or carefully

row at a particular rate

Stroke

[NOUN]

a gentle caress or touch, especially one made with the hand

synonyms : stroking

(in sports) an act of hitting the ball using a bat or racket

synonyms : shot

the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

synonyms : cam stroke

throw

a light touch

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

synonyms : apoplexy

cerebrovascular accident

CVA

a single complete movement

any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

synonyms : diagonal

a single movement of a pen or pencil, or paintbrush

anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

synonyms : accident

chance event

fortuity

the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

any successful action or event

a single mark or brush movement used to construct characters in writing systems like Chinese, Japanese, or Korean

Examples

1. The disease wiped out 40 million rabbits at a stroke.

2. At one stroke, the country lost two outstanding leaders.

3. stroke a nerve didn't I?

4. The nurses had to spoon-feed my mother after her stroke.

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