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.