Meaning of stroke
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"
the
maximum
movement
available
to a pivoted or reciprocating
piece
by a cam
a
sudden
loss
of
consciousness
resulting when the
rupture
or
occlusion
of a
blood
vessel
leads to
oxygen
lack
in the
brain
a
light
touch
a
light
touch
with the
hands
(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"
a
punctuation
mark
(/)
used
to
separate
related
items of
information
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
(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"
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