stroke

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun stroke has 12 senses

stroke(n = noun.act) shot - (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"

has parts: follow-through

has particulars: break, cannon, carom, masse, masse shot, miscue, cut, undercut, swipe, tennis shot, tennis stroke, baseball swing, cut, swing, golf shot, golf stroke, swing

is a kind of maneuver, manoeuvre, play

Derived form verb stroke₂

stroke(n = noun.event) cam stroke, throw - the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam;

is a kind of motion, movement

has particulars: instroke, outstroke

stroke(n = noun.state) apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, cva - a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain;

is a kind of attack

has particulars: ischaemic stroke, ischemic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke

has parts: cerebral hemorrhage

stroke(n = noun.event) - a light touch;

touch

touching

Derived form verb stroke₁

stroke(n = noun.act) stroking - a light touch with the hands;

is a kind of touch, touching

has particulars: caress

Derived form verb stroke₁

stroke(n = noun.quantity) - (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club; "Nicklaus won by three strokes"

score

stroke(n = noun.person) - the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew;

oarsman

rower

Derived form verb stroke₃

stroke(n = noun.event) accident, chance event, fortuity - 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"

is a kind of happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent

has particulars: hap, break, good luck, happy chance, coincidence, happenstance, lottery

stroke(n = noun.communication) diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, virgule - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information;

is a kind of punctuation, punctuation mark

stroke(n = noun.communication) - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes"

mark

has particulars: downstroke, upstroke, flick, underline, underscore

stroke(n = noun.act) - any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing;

locomotion

travel

has particulars: swimming stroke

stroke(n = noun.act) - a single complete movement;

has particulars: key stroke, keystroke, beat, bow, blow

Verb stroke has 4 senses

stroke(v = verb.contact) - touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"

touch

Derived forms noun stroke₅, noun stroke₄, noun stroking₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

stroke(v = verb.competition) - strike a ball with a smooth blow;

hit

strike

Derived form noun stroke₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

stroke(v = verb.competition) - row at a particular rate;

row

Derived form noun stroke₇

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

stroke(v = verb.communication) - treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"

blandish

flatter

Sample sentence:
Sam cannot stroke Sue

CIDE DICTIONARY

stroke, imp.

Struck. [1913 Webster]

stroke, n. [OE. strok, strook, strak, fr. striken. See Strike, v. t.].

The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon. [1913 Webster]
"His hand fetcheth a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree." [1913 Webster]

"A fool's lips enter into contention and his mouth calleth for strokes." [1913 Webster]

"He entered and won the whole kingdom of Naples without striking a stroke." [1913 Webster]
The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness. [1913 Webster]
"In the day that Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound." [1913 Webster]
The striking of the clock to tell the hour. [1913 Webster]
"Well, but what's o'clock?
- Upon the stroke of ten. -- Well, let is strike." [1913 Webster]
A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke. [1913 Webster]
"O, lasting as those colors may they shine,
Free as thy stroke, yet faultless as thy line." [1913 Webster]
Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay. Addison. [1913 Webster]
A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death. [1913 Webster]
"At this one stroke the man looked dead in law." [1913 Webster]
A throb or beat, as of the heart. Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc. [1913 Webster]
A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy. [1913 Webster]
The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke. [1913 Webster]
" The respective strokes are distinguished as up and down strokes, outward and inward strokes, forward and back strokes, the forward stroke in stationary steam engines being toward the crosshead, but in locomotives toward the front of the vehicle." [1913 Webster]
Power; influence. Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster]
"He has a great stroke with the reader." [1913 Webster]
Appetite. Swift. [1913 Webster]
"The oars where silver,
Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke." [1913 Webster]

To keep stroke, to make strokes in unison.

stroke, v. t. [OE. stroken, straken, AS. strācian, fr. strīcan to go over, pass. See Strike, v. t., and cf. Straggle.].

To strike. [1913 Webster]
"Ye mote with the plat sword again
Stroken him in the wound, and it will close." [1913 Webster]
To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe. [1913 Webster]
"He dried the falling drops, and, yet more kind,
He stroked her cheeks." [1913 Webster]
To make smooth by rubbing. Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
To give a finely fluted surface to. [1913 Webster]
To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat. [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stroke, n. & v.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of striking; a blow or hit (with a single stroke; a stroke of lightning).
2 a sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, esp. through thrombosis; apoplexy.
3 a an action or movement esp. as one of a series. b the time or way in which such movements are done. c the slightest such action (has not done a stroke of work).
4 the whole of the motion (of a wing, oar, etc.) until the starting-position is regained.
5 (in rowing) the mode or action of moving the oar (row a fast stroke).
6 the whole motion (of a piston) in either direction.
7 Golf the action of hitting (or hitting at) a ball with a club, as a unit of scoring.
8 a mode of moving the arms and legs in swimming.
9 a method of striking with the bat etc. in games etc. (played some unorthodox strokes).
10 a specially successful or skilful effort (a stroke of diplomacy).
11 a a mark made by the movement in one direction of a pen or pencil or paintbrush. b a similar mark printed.
12 a detail contributing to the general effect in a description.
13 the sound made by a striking clock.
14 (in full stroke oar) the oar or oarsman nearest the stern, setting the time of the stroke.
15 the act or a spell of stroking.
--v.tr.
1 pass one's hand gently along the surface of (hair or fur etc.); caress lightly.
2 act as the stroke of (a boat or crew).

Idiom

at a stroke by a single action. finishing stroke a coup de gr{acirc}ce; a final and fatal stroke. off one's stroke not performing as well as usual. on the stroke punctually. on the stroke of nine etc. with the clock about to strike nine etc. stroke a person down appease a person's anger. stroke of business a profitable transaction. stroke of genius an original or strikingly successful idea. stroke of luck (or good luck) an unforeseen opportune occurrence. stroke play Golf play in which the score is reckoned by counting the number of strokes taken for the round (cf. match play (see MATCH(1))). stroke a person (or a person's hair) the wrong way irritate a person.

Etymology

OE stracian f. Gmc, rel. to STRIKE

THESAURUS

stroke

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triatriatum, coronary, coronary insufficiency, coronary thrombosis, cortical epilepsy, countermove, coup, course of action, crack, cramp, cross-hatching, cursive epilepsy, cut, cutaneous sense, dash, dealings, deed, delineation, demarche, device, diagonal, diastolic hypertension, diastrophism, dig, dint, diplegia, dirty work, disaster, distress, diurnal epilepsy, dodge, doing, doings, dolor, donkeywork, dotted line, drain, drub, drubbing, drudgery, drumming, eclampsia, effort, embolism, employment, encased heart, endeavor, endocarditis, enterprise, epilepsia, epilepsia gravior, epilepsia major, epilepsia minor, epilepsia mitior, epilepsia nutans, epilepsia tarda, epilepsy, epitasis, essay, example, expedient, experiment, exploit, extrasystole, fag, fait accompli, falling sickness, fatigue, fatty heart, feat, feel, feel up, feeling, fibroid heart, fingertip caress, fit, flash, flask-shaped heart, flick, fling, flourish, focal epilepsy, fondle, frenzy, frictionize, frosted heart, fusillade, gambit, gest, gesture, get around, gimmick, glance, go, grand mal, graze, grief, grind, grip, hachure, hairline, hairy heart, half a jiffy, half a mo, half a second, half a shake, hand, hand-mindedness, handiwork, handwork, happening, hatching, haute mal, heart attack, heart block, heart condition, heart disease, heart failure, hemiplegia, high blood pressure, hint, hit, honey, hurt, hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, hysterical epilepsy, ictus, ill-use, impose upon, improvisation, industry, infantile paralysis, injury, instant, iota, ischemic heart disease, jab, jiff, jiffy, job, jolly, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, kid along, kiss, knead, knock, labor, lambency, lap, larval epilepsy, laryngeal epilepsy, laryngospasm, last expedient, last resort, last shift, latent epilepsy, lay it on, lesion, lick, lick of work, light touch, line, lineation, lockjaw, make use of, makeshift, maneuver, manipulate, manual labor, mark, massage, matter, matutinal epilepsy, means, 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toil, tonic epilepsy, tonic spasm, torsion spasm, touch, tour de force, transaction, traumatic epilepsy, travail, treadmill, trial, trial and error, trice, trick, tricuspid insufficiency, tricuspid stenosis, trismus, trump, try, tsunami, turn, turtle heart, twink, twinkle, twinkling, twitch, two shakes, ucinate epilepsy, underline, underlining, underscore, underscoring, undertaking, upheaval, use, use ill, varicose veins, varix, ventricular fibrillation, virgule, visitation, wallop, whack, whisper, whop, wink, work, work on, work upon, working hypothesis, working proposition, works, wound, wrench, yerk