Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: stroke
IPA transcription: [stɹ'oʊk]
Pronunciations of stroke
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: stroke, shot
    Meaning: (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"
  • Synonyms: throw, stroke, cam_stroke
    Meaning: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
  • Synonyms: stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular_accident, CVA
    Meaning: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
  • Synonyms: stroke
    Meaning: a light touch
  • Synonyms: stroke, stroking
    Meaning: a light touch with the hands
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: stroke
    Meaning: touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"
  • Synonyms: stroke
    Meaning: strike a ball with a smooth blow
Usage examples
  • I counted every stroke.
  • An artful stroke of policy
  • Averted by some happy stroke of fortune
  • Then oars out, and a quick stroke for a few minutes.
  • The ratcatcher did not expect this treacherous stroke.
  • The metal was soft enough to be sheered through by the stroke.
  • Sonorous and startling came the stroke of 9 from the clock tower.
  • But that stroke from the shark's tail could have been his deathblow.
  • She was in water, and with a stroke of her tail she made for the bottom.
  • You know, Fleming's death was an undeserved stroke of luck for Arnold Rivers.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Major depressive disorder, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Icos, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cory Booker, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Tee, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Management of multiple sclerosis, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Alzheimer's disease, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Trapped in the Closet (South Park), License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Priapus, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Claudio Capone, License CC BY-SA 4.0