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


Scrabble Score: 10

stroke is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

stroke 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