stroke
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /strəʊk/, SAMPA: /str@Uk/
- (US) enPR: strōk, IPA: /stroʊk/, SAMPA: /stroUk/
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English, from Old English *strāc, an unattested noun on the basis of the verb strācian.
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia stroke (plural strokes)
- An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).
- She gave the cat a stroke.
- A blow or hit.
- a stroke on the chin
- A single movement with a tool.
- (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club.
- (tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket, or the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
- (rowing) The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the vessel or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull.
- (cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
- A thrust of a piston.
- A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement.
- The time when a clock strikes.
- on the stroke of midnight
- A particular style of swimming.
- butterfly stroke
- (medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
- (rowing) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.
- (professional wrestling) Backstage influence.
- (squash (sport)) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
[edit] Synonyms
- (act of stroking, petting): caress
- (blow): blow, hit
- (act of striking with a weapon): blow
- (single movement with a tool):
- (made with a pen): stroke of the pen
- (made with a brush): brushstroke
- (symbol): forward slash (in computing), shilling sign (British, dated), slant, slash (especially in computing), solidus, virgule
- (time when a clock strikes): hour
- (particular style of swimming):
- (in medical sense): cerebrovascular accident, CVA
- (in wrestling):
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from stroke (noun)
[edit] Translations
act of stroking
blow
single movement with a tool
act of striking with a weapon
golf: single act of striking the ball
tennis: single act of striking the ball
rowing: movement of an oar or paddle through water
thrust of piston
line drawn with a pen or pencil
UK: symbol "/"
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streak made with a brush
stroke of a Chinese character
time when a clock strikes
particular style of swimming
loss of brain function due to loss of blood flow to the brain
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in rowing: the rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Old English strācian.
[edit] Verb
stroke (third-person singular simple present strokes, present participle stroking, simple past and past participle stroked)
- (transitive) To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.
- (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
[edit] Translations
to move one's hand or an object over the surface of
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cricket: to hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion
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[edit] See also
strokes in the medical sense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
