stroke

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  • February 9. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

    (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"

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

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

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

    a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

    a light touch

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

    a light touch with the hands

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

    (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club; "Nicklaus won by three strokes"

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

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

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

    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"

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

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

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

    a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes"

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

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

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke noun english

    a single complete movement

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke verb english

    touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke verb english

    strike a ball with a smooth blow

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke verb english

    row at a particular rate

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    stroke verb english

    treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"