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stroke


Definition: Meaning of, stroke in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / strəʊk /

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stroke strokes
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  1. illness if someone has a stroke, an ARTERY (= tube carrying blood) in their brain suddenly bursts or becomes blocked, so that they may die or be unable to use some muscles
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  2. swimming/rowing one of a set of movements in swimming or rowing in which you move your arms or the OAR forward and then back
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  3. swimming/rowing a style of swimming or rowing
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  4. sport the action of hitting the ball in games such as tennis, GOLF, and CRICKET
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  5. pen/brush a single movement of a pen or brush when you are writing or painting
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  6. pen/brush a line made by a pen or brush
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  7. at a/one stroke with a single sudden action
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  8. on the stroke of seven/nine etc at exactly seven o'clock etc
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  9. stroke of luck/fortune something lucky that happens to you unexpectedly
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  10. stroke of genius/inspiration etc a very good idea about what to do to solve a problem
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  11. hit an action of hitting someone with something such as a whip or thin stick
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  12. a movement of your hand a gentle movement of your hand over something
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  13. with/at a stroke of the pen if someone in authority does something with a stroke of the pen, they sign an official document to make a decision with important and serious results
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  14. not do a stroke (of work) British English informal to not do any work at all
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  15. stroke of lightning a bright flash of lightning, especially one that hits something
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  16. clock/bell a single sound made by a clock giving the hours, or by a bell, GONG etc
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  17. put somebody off their stroke British English informal to make someone stop giving all their attention to what they are doing
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  18. in numbers British English used when you are saying a number written with the mark (/) in it [=  slash]
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
stroke stroked stroked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
stroking strokes
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  1. to move your hand gently over something
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  2. [always + adverb/preposition] to move something somewhere with gentle movements of your hand
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  3. [always + adverb/preposition] to hit or kick a ball with a smooth movement in games such as tennis, golf, and CRICKET
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  4. stroke somebody's ego to say nice things to someone to make them feel good, especially because you want something from them
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stroke used in phrases

  • backhand stroke (noun)
    1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
  • butterfly stroke (noun)
    1. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
  • cam stroke (noun)
    1. the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
  • forehand stroke (noun)
    1. as in tennis, badminton or squash sport a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
  • four-stroke engine (noun)
    1. an engine that works with two up and down movements of a PISTON
  • four-stroke internal-combustion engine (noun)
    1. an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke
  • golf stroke (noun)
    1. usually the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and hitting it
  • ground stroke (noun)
    1. a way of hitting the ball after it has hit the ground in tennis and similar games
  • haemorrhagic stroke (noun)
    1. stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
  • hair stroke (noun)
    1. a very fine line in writing or printing
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