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stroke meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of stroke at MeaningMonkey.org. stroke meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.STROKE noun
Definition of stroke (noun)
- (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"
- synonyms: shot
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- synonyms: cam stroke, throw
- a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
- synonyms: apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA
- a light touch
- a light touch with the hands
- synonyms: stroking
- (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
- "Nicklaus won by three strokes"
- the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
- 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"
- synonyms: accident, chance event, fortuity
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- synonyms: diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, virgule
- a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- "she applied the paint in careful strokes"
- any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
- a single complete movement
STROKE verb
Definition of stroke (verb)
- touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
- "He stroked his long beard"
- strike a ball with a smooth blow
- row at a particular rate
- treat gingerly or carefully
- "You have to stroke the boss"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet