"strokes" in the noun sense

1. stroke, shot

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"

2. throw, stroke, cam stroke

the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

3. stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

4. stroke

a light touch

5. stroke, stroking

a light touch with the hands

6. stroke

golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

"Nicklaus won by three strokes"

7. stroke

the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

8. accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event

anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

"winning the lottery was a happy accident"

"the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"

"it was due to an accident or fortuity"

9. solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix

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

10. stroke

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

"she applied the paint in careful strokes"

11. stroke

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

12. stroke

a single complete movement

"strokes" in the verb sense

1. stroke

touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

"He stroked his long beard"

2. stroke

strike a ball with a smooth blow

3. stroke

row at a particular rate

4. stroke

treat gingerly or carefully

"You have to stroke the boss"

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