stroke - noun

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

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

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

a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

a single complete movement

stroke - verb

• touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
• strike a ball with a smooth blow
• row at a particular rate
• treat gingerly or carefully

stroke - thesaurus

accident   apoplexy   cva   diagonal   fortuity   separatrix   shot   slash   solidus   stroking   throw   virgule