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[1] the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow.
[2] a hitting of or upon anything.
[3] a striking of a clapper or hammer, as on a bell.
[4] the sound produced by this.
[5] a throb or pulsation, as of the heart.
[6] Also called apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident. Pathology . a blockage or hemorrhage of a blood vessel leading to the brain, causing inadequate oxygen supply and, depending on the extent and location of the abnormality, such symptoms as weakness, paralysis of parts of the body, speech difficulties, and, if severe, loss of consciousness or death.
[7] something likened to a blow in its effect, as in causing pain, injury, or death; an attack of apoplexy or paralysis.
[8] a destructive discharge of lightning.
[9] a vigorous movement, as if in dealing a blow.
[10] Sports . a hitting of a ball, as by the swing of a racquet in tennis or the controlled jabbing or thrusting with the cue in pool and billiards.
[11] a single complete movement, especially one continuously repeated in some process.
[12] Machinery . one of a series of alternating continuous movements of something back and forth over or through the same line. the complete movement of a moving part, especially a reciprocating part, in one direction. the distance traversed in such a movement. a half revolution of an engine during which the piston travels from one extreme of its range to the other.
[13] Swimming . a type or method of swimming: The crawl is a rapid stroke. each of the successive movements of the arms and legs in propelling the body through the water.
[14] Rowing . a single pull of the oar. the manner or style of moving the oars. Also called stroke oar. the crew member nearest to the stern of the boat, to whose strokes those of the other crew members must conform.
[15] a movement of a pen, pencil, brush, graver, or the like.
[16] a mark traced by or as if by one movement of a pen, pencil, brush, or the like.
[17] a distinctive or effective touch in a literary composition: His style revealed the stroke of a master.
[18] a single or minimal act, piece, or amount of work, activity, etc.: to refuse to do a stroke of work.
[19] an attempt to attain some object: a bold stroke for liberty.
[20] a measure adopted for a particular purpose.
[21] a keystroke: no more than 65 strokes to the line for business letters.
[22] a feat or achievement: a stroke of genius.
[23] a sudden or chance happening, as of luck or fortune.
[24] to mark with a stroke or strokes, as of a pen; cancel, as by a stroke of a pen.
[25] Rowing . to row as a stroke oar of (a boat or crew). to set the stroke for the crew of (a boat).
[26] Sports . to hit (a ball), as with a deliberate, smooth swing of a bat or club.
[27] to pass the hand or an instrument over (something or somebody) lightly or with little pressure; rub gently, as in soothing or caressing.
[28] Informal . to promote feelings of self-approval in; flatter.
[29] an act or instance of stroking; a stroking movement.
[30] a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
[31] a dividing line, as in dates, fractions, a run-in passage of poetry to show verse division, etc.: 3/21/27; “Sweetest love, I do not go/For weariness of thee.” (John Donne)
[32] a short oblique stroke (/) used in computing; a forward slash.
[33] the act or an instance of striking; a blow, knock, or hit
[34] a sudden action, movement, or occurrence a stroke of luck
[35] a brilliant or inspired act or feat a stroke of genius
[36] pathol apoplexy; rupture of a blood vessel in the brain resulting in loss of consciousness, often followed by paralysis, or embolism or thrombosis affecting a cerebral vessel
[37] the striking of a clock the hour registered by the striking of a clock on the stroke of three
[38] a mark, flourish, or line made by a writing implement
[39] another name for solidus, used esp when dictating or reading aloud
[40] a light touch or caress, as with the fingers
[41] a pulsation, esp of the heart
[42] a single complete movement or one of a series of complete movements
[43] sport the act or manner of striking the ball with a racket, club, bat, etc
[44] any one of the repeated movements used by a swimmer to propel himself through the water
[45] a manner of swimming, esp one of several named styles such as the crawl or butterfly
[46] any one of a series of linear movements of a reciprocating part, such as a piston the distance travelled by such a part from one end of its movement to the other
[47] a single pull on an oar or oars in rowing
[48] manner or style of rowing
[49] the oarsman who sits nearest the stern of a shell, facing the cox, and sets the rate of striking for the rest of the crew
[50] US informal a compliment or comment that enhances a person's self-esteem
[51] (modifier) slang , mainly US pornographic; masturbatory stroke magazines
[52] a stroke or a stroke of work (usually used with a negative) a small amount of work
[53] off one's stroke performing or working less well than usual
[54] on the stroke of punctually at
[55] (tr) to touch, brush, or caress lightly or gently
[56] (tr) to mark a line or a stroke on or through
[57] to act as the stroke of (a racing shell)
[58] (tr) sport to strike (a ball) with a smooth swinging blow
[59] (tr) US and Canadian informal to handle or influence (someone) with care, using persuasion, flattery, etc
[60] printing another name for solidus

Words related to Stroke

blow, shock, collapse, rub, caress, brush, hit, flourish, move, feat, achievement, movement, apoplexy, convulsion, attack, fit, fondle, soothe, pet, comfort

Words nearby Stroke

strobotron, strode, stroessner, stroganoff, stroheim, stroke, stroke hole, stroke oar, stroke play, stroke volume, stroke work index

Origin of Stroke

virgule1830–40; < French virgule comma, little rod < Latin virgula; see virgulate

Words that may be confused with Stroke

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, virgulebackslash, forward, slash, virgule

Word origin for Stroke

virguleC19: from French: comma, from Latin virgula a little rod, from virga rod

Synonyms for Stroke

blow, achievement, feat, flourish, hit, move, movement