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stroke Definition
(n) (
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
require
good
balance
and
tempo
"; "
he
left
me
an
almost
impossible
shot
"
(n)
the
maximum
movement
available
to
a
pivoted
or
reciprocating
piece
by
a
cam
(n)
a
sudden
loss
of
consciousness
resulting
when
the
rupture
or
occlusion
of
a
blood
vessel
leads
to
oxygen
lack
in
the
brain
(n)
a
light
touch
(n)
a
light
touch
with
the
hands
(n)
the
oarsman
nearest
the
stern
of
the
shell
who
sets
the
pace
for
the
rest
of
the
crew
(n)
a
punctuation
mark
(/)
used
to
separate
related
items
of
information
(n)
a
mark
made
by
a
writing
implement
(
as
in
cursive
writing
)
(n)
any
one
of
the
repeated
movements
of
the
limbs
and
body
used
for
locomotion
in
swimming
or
rowing
(n)
a
single
complete
movement
(v)
touch
lightly
and
with
affection
,
with
brushing
motions
; "
He
stroked
his
long
beard
"
(v)
strike
a
ball
with
a
smooth
blow
(v)
row
at
a
particular
rate
(v)
treat
gingerly
or
carefully
; "
You
have
to
stroke
the
boss
"
stroke Synonyms
apoplexy
cam stroke
cerebrovascular accident
CVA
diagonal
fondle
separatrix
shot
slash
solidus
stroke
stroking
throw
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