Definition: a light touch with the hands
Main entry: stroke
Definition: a single complete movement
Definition: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Usage: 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
Main entry: stroke
Definition: any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
Main entry: stroke
Definition: a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
Usage: she applied the paint in careful strokes
Main entry: separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, diagonal, virgule
Definition: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Main entry: accident, chance event, stroke, fortuity
Definition: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
Usage: winning the lottery was a happy accident; the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck; it was due to an accident or fortuity
Main entry: stroke, throw, cam stroke
Definition: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
Main entry: stroke
Definition: a light touch
Main entry: stroke
Definition: the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
Main entry: stroke
Definition: (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
Usage: Nicklaus won by three strokes
Main entry: stroke, cerebrovascular accident, CVA, apoplexy
Definition: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
Main entry: stroke
Definition: treat gingerly or carefully
Usage: You have to stroke the boss
Main entry: stroke
Definition: strike a ball with a smooth blow
Main entry: stroke
Definition: row at a particular rate
Main entry: stroke
Definition: touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
Usage: He stroked his long beard