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stroke

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01noun

(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”

02noun

the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

03noun

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

04noun

a light touch

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05noun

a light touch with the hands

06noun

(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

“Nicklaus won by three strokes”

07noun

the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

08noun

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”

09noun

a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information

10noun

a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

“she applied the paint in careful strokes”

11noun

any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

12noun

a single complete movement

13verb

touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

“He stroked his long beard”

14verb

strike a ball with a smooth blow

15verb

row at a particular rate

16verb

treat gingerly or carefully

“You have to stroke the boss”

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