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stroke 1  (strk)
n.
1. The act or an instance of striking, as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool; a blow or impact.
2.
a. The striking of a bell or gong.
b. The sound so produced.
c. The time so indicated: at the stroke of midnight.
3. A sudden action or process having a strong impact or effect: a stroke of lightning.
4. A sudden occurrence or result: a stroke of luck; a stroke of misfortune.
5. A sudden severe attack, as of paralysis or sunstroke.
6. A sudden loss of brain function caused by a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel to the brain, characterized by loss of muscular control, diminution or loss of sensation or consciousness, dizziness, slurred speech, or other symptoms that vary with the extent and severity of the damage to the brain. Also called cerebral accident, cerebrovascular accident.
7. An inspired or effective idea or act: a stroke of genius.
8.
a. A single uninterrupted movement, especially when repeated or in a back-and-forth motion: the stroke of a pendulum.
b. Any of a series of movements of a piston from one end of the limit of its motion to another.
9.
a. A single completed movement of the limbs and body, as in swimming or rowing.
b. The manner or rate of executing such a movement: My favorite stroke is butterfly. She had a very rapid stroke.
10. Nautical
a. The rower who sits nearest the coxswain or the stern and sets the tempo for the other rowers.
b. The position occupied by this person.
11. Sports
a. A movement of the upper torso and arms for the purpose of striking a ball, as in golf or tennis.
b. The manner of executing such a movement.
c. A scoring unit in golf counted for such a movement: finished six strokes under par.
12.
a. A single mark made by a writing or marking implement, such as a pen.
b. The act of making such a mark.
c. A printed line in a graphic character that resembles such a mark.
13. A distinctive effect or deft touch, as in literary composition.
v. stroked, strok·ing, strokes
v.tr.
1.
a. To mark with a single short line.
b. To draw a line through; cancel: stroked out the last sentence.
2. Nautical To set the pace for (a rowing crew).
3. To hit or propel (a ball, for example) with a smoothly regulated swing.
v.intr.
1. To make or perform a stroke.
2. Nautical To row at a particular rate per minute.
[Middle English, probably from Old English *strc; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]
stroke 2  (strk)
tr.v. stroked, strok·ing, strokes
1. To rub lightly, with or as if with the hand or something held in the hand; caress.
2. Informal To behave attentively or flatteringly toward, especially in order to restore to confidence or win over.
n.
A light caressing movement, as of the hand.
[Middle English stroken, from Old English strcian, from *strc, stroke; see stroke1.]
stroker n.
stroke [strəʊk]
n
1. the act or an instance of striking; a blow, knock, or hit
2. a sudden action, movement, or occurrence a stroke of luck
3. a brilliant or inspired act or feat a stroke of genius
4. (Medicine / Pathology) 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
5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology)
a.  the striking of a clock
b.  the hour registered by the striking of a clock on the stroke of three
6. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a mark, flourish, or line made by a writing implement
7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) another name for solidus used esp when dictating or reading aloud
8. a light touch or caress, as with the fingers
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a pulsation, esp of the heart
10. a single complete movement or one of a series of complete movements
11. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ball Games, other than specified) Sport the act or manner of striking the ball with a racket, club, bat, etc.
12. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) any one of the repeated movements used by a swimmer to propel himself through the water
13. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a manner of swimming, esp one of several named styles such as the crawl or butterfly
14. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering)
a.  any one of a series of linear movements of a reciprocating part, such as a piston
b.  the distance travelled by such a part from one end of its movement to the other
15. (Team Sports / Rowing) a single pull on an oar or oars in rowing
16. (Team Sports / Rowing) manner or style of rowing
17. (Team Sports / Rowing) 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
18. US informal a compliment or comment that enhances a persons self-esteem
19. (modifier) Slang chiefly US pornographic; masturbatory stroke magazines
a stroke (of work) (usually used with a negative) a small amount of work
off ones stroke performing or working less well than usual
on the stroke (of) punctually (at)
vb
1. (tr) to touch, brush, or caress lightly or gently
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to mark a line or a stroke on or through
3. (Team Sports / Rowing) to act as the stroke of (a racing shell)
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ball Games, other than specified) (tr) Sport to strike (a ball) with a smooth swinging blow
5. (tr) US and Canadian informal to handle or influence (someone) with care, using persuasion, flattery, etc.
[Old English strācian; related to Middle Low German strēken; see strike]
stroke  (strk)
A sudden loss of brain function caused by a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel of the brain, resulting in necrosis of brain tissue (called a cerebral infarct) and characterized by loss of muscular control, weakening or loss of sensation or consciousness, dizziness, slurred speech, or other symptoms that vary with the extent and severity of brain damage. Also called cerebrovascular accident.


stroke  /strok/  v. [T] stroked, stroking, strokes to pass the hand lightly over s.t., (syns.) to rub, caress: He stroked the cats back.||I like to stroke a babys soft cheek.
n. 1 a light rubbing motion: one stroke of my hand 2 a motion of a body part from one position to another, done in a sport to move or hit s.t.: The people in the boat used smooth strokes, saying One, two as they rowed.||The golf teacher said his stroke was strong. 3 the hitting or sound of a bell, gong, or clock: At the stroke of two, begin writing. 4 one mark with a writing tool: She used four strokes of a pen to make an E. 5 a sudden, immediate event: By a stroke of luck, you appeared just when my car broke down. 6 a blocked or broken blood vessel in the brain that causes a lack of muscle control, difficulty speaking, and sometimes death, (syn.) apoplexy stroke
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