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Defenition of the word stroke

    • Defenition of the word stroke

      • The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
      • To touch or kiss lovingly.
      • An event that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.
      • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
      • a single complete movement
      • any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
      • a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)
      • a light touch
      • treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"
      • strike a ball with a smooth blow
      • be or act as the stroke
      • a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
      • touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"
      • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
      • a light touch with the hands
      • the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
      • (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 require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
      • the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
      • row at a particular rate
      • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
      • a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
      • anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
      • (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
      • treat gingerly or carefully
      • touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

    Synonyms for the word stroke

      • apoplexy
      • cam stroke
      • cerebrovascular accident
      • CVA
      • diagonal
      • fondle
      • separatrix
      • shot
      • slash
      • solidus
      • stroking
      • throw
      • virgule

    Meronymys for the word stroke

      • cerebral hemorrhage

    Hyponyms for the word stroke

      • baseball swing
      • beat
      • blow
      • bow
      • break
      • cannon
      • caress
      • carom
      • coincidence
      • cut
      • downstroke
      • flick
      • fondle
      • golf shot
      • golf stroke
      • good luck
      • haemorrhagic stroke
      • hap
      • happenstance
      • happy chance
      • hemorrhagic stroke
      • instroke
      • ischaemic stroke
      • ischemic stroke
      • key stroke
      • keystroke
      • lap
      • lick
      • lottery
      • masse
      • masse shot
      • miscue
      • outstroke
      • swimming stroke
      • swing
      • swipe
      • tennis shot
      • tennis stroke
      • undercut
      • underline
      • underscore
      • upstroke

    Hypernyms for the word stroke

      • attack
      • blandish
      • caress
      • feeling
      • flatter
      • happening
      • hit
      • ictus
      • locomotion
      • maneuver
      • manoeuvre
      • mark
      • motility
      • motion
      • move
      • movement
      • natural event
      • oarsman
      • occurrence
      • occurrent
      • play
      • print
      • punctuation
      • punctuation mark
      • row
      • rower
      • score
      • seizure
      • strike
      • touch
      • touching
      • travel

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