Definition of stroke Stroke

/stɹowˈk/ - [strowk] - stroke

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: strokes

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
  maneuver, manoeuvre, play an action aimed at evading an opponent
  athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
  follow-through carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
  break an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
  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
  undercut, cut a cut made underneath to remove material
  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"
stroke - a single complete movement
  motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently
  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 the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
  bow a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
stroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes"
  print, mark a picture or design printed from an engraving
  downstroke a stroke normally made in a downward direction
  upstroke a stroke normally made in an upward direction
  flick a short stroke
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 decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
  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
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"
stroke - any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
  locomotion, travel self-propelled movement
stroke - a light touch
  touching, touch the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
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
stroke - (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club; "Nicklaus won by three strokes"
  score the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
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"
  accident, fortuity, chance event
  happening, natural event, occurrent, occurrence an event that happens
  hap an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"
  happy chance, good luck, break a stroke of luck
  happenstance, coincidence the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"
stroke - the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
  throw, cam stroke
  motion, movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
  instroke the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft
stroke - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
  solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, separatrix

Verb

strokes, stroking, stroked  

stroke - touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"
  touch comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
  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"
  lick, lap pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
stroke - row at a particular rate
  row propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake"
stroke - strike a ball with a smooth blow
  hit, strike pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
stroke - treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"
  blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • stroke (Noun)
    An act of stroking.
  • stroke (Noun)
    A blow or hit.
  • stroke (Noun)
    A single movement with a tool.
  • stroke (Noun)
    A single act of striking at the ball with a club.
  • stroke (Noun)
    The hitting of a ball with a racket, or the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
  • stroke (Noun)
    The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the vessel or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull.
  • stroke (Noun)
    The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
  • stroke (Noun)
    A thrust of a piston.
  • stroke (Noun)
    A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement.
  • stroke (Noun)
    A line of a Chinese, Japanese or Korean character.
  • stroke (Noun)
    The time when a clock strikes.
  • stroke (Noun)
    A particular style of swimming.
  • stroke (Noun)
    The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
  • stroke (Noun)
    The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.
  • stroke (Noun)
    Backstage influence.
  • stroke (Noun)
    A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
  • stroke (Noun)
    The current flowing through the ionic channel of a lightning flash. Multiple strokes are common in a single flash.
  • stroke (Verb)
    To move one's hand or an object such as a broom along a surface in one direction.
  • stroke (Verb)
    To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
  • stroke (Verb)
    To give a finely fluted surface to.
  • stroke (Verb)
    To row the stroke oar of.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • stroke (imp.)
    Struck.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    The striking of the clock to tell the hour.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    A throb or beat, as of the heart.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    Power; influence.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    Appetite.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    To strike.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    To make smooth by rubbing.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    To give a finely fluted surface to.
  • stroke (v. t.)
    To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • stroke
    The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
  • stroke
    To touch or kiss lovingly.
  • stroke
    An event that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • stroke
    strōk, n. a blow: a sudden attack: calamity: the sound of a clock: a dash in writing: the sweep of an oar in rowing, the aftmost oar of a boat: the movement of the piston of a steam-engine: the touch of a pen or pencil: any characteristic feature: an effective action, a feat, a masterly effort: a mental act, the action of any faculty of the mind.—v.t. and v.i. to act as stroke for, to row the stroke-oar of a boat.—n. Stroke′-oar, the aftmost oar in a boat, or its rower, whose stroke leads the rest. [A.S. strác, pa.t. of strícan, to strike.]
  • stroke
    strōk, v.t. to rub gently in one direction: to rub gently in kindness.—ns. Strōk′er; Strōk′ing. [A.S. strácian, a causal of strícan, as above; cf. Ger. streicheln, to stroke, from streichen, to rub.]
  • stroke
    strōk, obsolete pa.p. of strike

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • stroke
    a single sweep of the oars in rowing. Hence they say, Row a long stroke! longue rime! which is intended to push the vessel forward more steddily. See the article OAR; as also the French term NAGER, and the phrases following it.

    Plate XI. (Geometrical Elevation of the Stern of a 1st 2d Rate)

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • stroke
    A pull or single sweep of the oars in rowing; hence the order, "Row a long stroke," which is intended to move the boat forward more steadily.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • stroke
    To take a stroke: to take a bout with a woman.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • medicine
    In medicine stroke (or cerebrovascular accident (CVA)) means a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. In medicine, the process of being struck down by a stroke, fit, or faint is sometimes referred to as an ictus "[cerebri]", from the Latin "icere" ("to strike"), especially before a definitive diagnosis.

    Stroke is a medical emergency and can cause permanent neurological damage and death if not promptly diagnosed and treated. It is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and Europe.

    The symptoms of a stroke are depend on the speed of onset of the problem and the anatomical location of the damage and therefore there are quite a lot of different ones. A doctor will generally first localize the lesion on the basis of a "snapshot" assessment of the symptoms and signs. This "snapshot" view will not be specific for the "cause" of the stroke, but rather the anatomical location of the lesion. The speed of onset of the neurological deficit (fast or "stroke-like") in addition to risk-factor profile, indicates to a doctor that the symptoms are due to a blood vessel problem rather than other causes.

    Risk factors for stroke include advanced age, hypertension (high blood pressure), previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack, diabetes, high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, atrial fibrillation, migraine with aura, and thrombophilia (a tendency to thrombosis). In

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  • stroke, verb, present, 1st person singular of stroke (infinitive).
  • stroke, verb (infinitive).
  • stroke, noun, singular of strokes.

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