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stroke (strəʊk
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Definitions
noun
- the act or an instance of striking; a blow, knock, or hit
- a sudden action, movement, or occurrence ⇒
a stroke of luck
- a brilliant or inspired act or feat ⇒
a stroke of genius
- (pathology) apoplexy; rupture of a blood vessel in the brain resulting in loss of consciousness, often followed by paralysis, or embolism or thrombosis affecting a cerebral vessel
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- the striking of a clock
- the hour registered by the striking of a clock ⇒
on the stroke of three
- a mark, flourish, or line made by a writing implement
- another name for solidus, used esp when dictating or reading aloud
- a light touch or caress, as with the fingers
- a pulsation, esp of the heart
- a single complete movement or one of a series of complete movements
- (sport) the act or manner of striking the ball with a racket, club, bat, etc
- any one of the repeated movements used by a swimmer to propel himself through the water
- a manner of swimming, esp one of several named styles such as the crawl or butterfly
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- any one of a series of linear movements of a reciprocating part, such as a piston
- the distance travelled by such a part from one end of its movement to the other
- a single pull on an oar or oars in rowing
- manner or style of rowing
- the oarsman who sits nearest the stern of a shell, facing the cox, and sets the rate of striking for the rest of the crew
- (US, informal) a compliment or comment that enhances a person's self-esteem
- modifier (slang (mainly US) pornographic; masturbatory ⇒
stroke magazines
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See a stroke
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See off one's stroke
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See on the stroke of
verb
- tr to touch, brush, or caress lightly or gently
- tr to mark a line or a stroke on or through
- to act as the stroke of (a racing shell)
- tr (sport) to strike (a ball) with a smooth swinging blow
- tr (US & Canadian, informal) to handle or influence (someone) with care, using persuasion, flattery, etc
Word Origin
Old English strācian; related to Middle Low German strēken; see strikeSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'stroke'
- British English: stroke If someone has a stroke, a blood vessel in their brain bursts or gets blocked, which may kill them or cause one side of their body to be paralysed.He had a stroke last year, and now cannot walk.strəʊk NOUN
- Arabic: سَكْتَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: AVC (Acidente Vascular Cerebral)
- Chinese: 中风
- Croatian: moždani udar
- Czech: mrtvice
- Danish: slagtilfælde
- Dutch: beroerteklap
- European Spanish: caricia
- Finnish: sively
- French: attaquemédical
- German: Streicheln
- Greek: εγκεφαλικό
- Italian: colpo
- Japanese: なでること
- Korean: 뇌졸중
- Norwegian: klapp
- Polish: cios
- Portuguese: AVC
- Romanian: atac cerebral atacuri cerebrale
- Russian: удар
- Spanish: ataqueapoplejía, derrame cerebral
- Swedish: slag
- Thai: การอุดตันของเส้นโลหิตที่ไปเลี้ยงสมอง
- Turkish: okşama
- Ukrainian: удар
- Vietnamese: đột quỵ
- British English: stroke If you stroke someone or something, you move your hand slowly and gently over them.She was stroking her cat.strəʊk VERB
- Arabic: يـُمَلِّسُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: acariciar
- Chinese: 抚摸
- Croatian: gladiti
- Czech: hladit pohladit
- Danish: aeae
- Dutch: strelen
- European Spanish: acariciar
- Finnish: sivellä
- French: caresser
- German: streicheln
- Greek: χαϊδεύω
- Italian: accarezzare
- Japanese: なでる
- Korean: 쓰다듬다
- Norwegian: strykeklappe
- Polish: pogłaskać głaskać
- Portuguese: acariciar
- Romanian: a mângâia
- Russian: гладитьрукой
- Spanish: acariciar
- Swedish: klappa
- Thai: สัมผัสหรือลูบคลำ
- Turkish: okşamak
- Ukrainian: гладити
- Vietnamese: vuốt ve
Example Sentences Including 'stroke'
As ingenious and surprising and uncertain of result as the first stroke of a painting, as various in possibility.BEYOND FEAR (2002)
In the l990s, making the cuts to tackle the deficit crisis could be achieved through the stroke of a finance minister's pen.Globe and Mail (2003)
JM Barrie, Peter Pan There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Jett threw open the drawing room door just on the stroke of twelve.DEAD BEAT (2002)
My stroke on the putts is very good, I'm just going through a spell where the ball is not going in.Irish Times (2002)
She didn't seem too displeased with what she saw in me and she put me down and gave me a little stroke.INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
So Biosite looked at dozens of blood samples to see if particular combinations of proteins are characteristic of a stroke.New Scientist (2004)
The pensioner is receiving treatment at Liberton Hospital, Edinburgh after suffering a stroke in May.Glasgow Herald (2001)
We exercise the dogs of war and we appease the law and order brigade all at a stroke !The Scar
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