stroke
Meanings
- (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"
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
- a light touch
- a light touch with the hands
- (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club;
- "Nicklaus won by three strokes"
- the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause;
- "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush;
- "she applied the paint in careful strokes"
- any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
- a single complete movement
- touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions;
- "He stroked his long beard"
- strike a ball with a smooth blow
- row at a particular rate
- treat gingerly or carefully;
- "You have to stroke the boss"
- STROKE v STROKED, STROKING, STROKES to rub gently
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
stroke is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordstroke is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stroke is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
stroke is a valid Words With Friends word