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Etymology 1

From Middle English < Old English *strāc, an unattested noun on the basis of the verb strācian.

Noun

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Singular stroke

Plural strokes

stroke (plural strokes)

  1. An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).
    She gave the cat a stroke.
  2. A blow or hit.
    a stroke on the chin
    1. (Should we delete() this redundant sense?) A single act of striking with a weapon.
  3. A single movement with a tool.
    1. (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club.
    2. (tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket, or the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
    3. (rowing) The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the vessel or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull.
    4. (cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
    5. A thrust of a piston.
  4. A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement.
    1. (hence, British) The symbol /.
    2. (Should we delete() this redundant sense?) A streak of paint made with a brush.
    3. (Can we clean up() this sense?) (linguistics) A stroke of a Chinese, Japanese or Korean character.
  5. (Should we delete() this redundant sense?) (art) A stroke of pen or brush.
  6. The time when a clock strikes.
    on the stroke of midnight
  7. A particular style of swimming.
    butterfly stroke
  8. (medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
  9. (rowing) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.
  10. (professional wrestling) Backstage influence.
  11. (squash) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
Synonyms
Derived terms
terms derived from "stroke"
Translations
act of stroking
  • Armenian: շոյում hy(hy) (šoyum)
  • Czech: pohlazení cs(cs) n.
  • Danish: ae da(da)
  • Dutch: aaien nl(nl)
blow
  • Armenian: հարված hy(hy) (harvaç)
  • Czech: úder cs(cs) m.
  • Esperanto: frapo eo(eo), bato eo(eo)
  • Finnish: isku fi(fi)
  • French: coup fr(fr) m.
  • German: Schlag de(de) m., Hieb de(de) m.
  • Ido: frapo io(io)
  • Italian: colpo it(it) m.
  • Portuguese: pancada pt(pt) f.
single movement with a tool
  • Armenian: հարված hy(hy) (harvaç)
  • Finnish: isku fi(fi), veto fi(fi)
  • French: coup fr(fr) m.
  • Italian: colpo it(it)
  • Portuguese: tacada pt(pt) f.
act of striking with a weapon
  • Armenian: հարված hy(hy) (harvaç)
  • Finnish: isku fi(fi)
  • French: coup fr(fr) m.
  • German: Streich de(de) m.
  • Italian: colpo it(it)
  • Portuguese: pancada pt(pt) f.
golf: single act of striking the ball
  • Armenian: հարված hy(hy) (harvaç)
  • Finnish: lyönti fi(fi)
  • German: Schlag de(de) m.
  • Italian: colpo it(it)
  • Portuguese: tacada pt(pt) f.
  • Spanish: golpe es(es) m.
tennis: single act of striking the ball
  • Armenian: հարված hy(hy) (harvaç)
  • Finnish: lyönti fi(fi)
  • German: Schlag de(de) m.
  • Italian: battuta it(it)
  • Portuguese: raquetada pt(pt) f.
rowing: movement of an oar or paddle through water
  • Armenian: հարված hy(hy) (harvaç)
  • Finnish: veto fi(fi)
  • German: Schlag de(de) m.
  • Italian: voga it(it), vogata it(it), palata it(it), colpo di remo it(it)
  • Portuguese: remada pt(pt) f.
  • Spanish: remada es(es) f.
cricket: shot
thrust of piston
  • Finnish: isku fi(fi)
  • German: Hub de(de) m.
line drawn with a pen or pencil
  • Czech: tah cs(cs) m.
  • Finnish: veto fi(fi)
  • French: trait fr(fr) m.
  • German: Strich de(de) m., Zug de(de) m. (seldom)
  • Italian: tratto it(it) m.
  • Portuguese: traço pt(pt) m.
  • Spanish: trazo es(es) f.
UK: symbol "/"
streak made with a brush
  • Armenian: հարված hy(hy) (harvaç)
  • Czech: tah cs(cs) m.
  • Finnish: veto fi(fi)
  • German: Strich de(de) m.
  • Italian: pennellata it(it) f.
  • Portuguese: pincelada pt(pt) f.
  • Spanish: pincelada es(es) f.
stroke of a Chinese character
  • Chinese: 筆畫, 笔画 (bǐhuà); 筆, 笔 (bǐ)
  • Japanese: 画 ja(ja) (かく, kaku), 劃 ja(ja) (かく, kaku)
  • Russian: черта ru(ru) (čertá) f.
time when a clock strikes
  • Czech: úder cs(cs) m., bití cs(cs) n.
  • Dutch: klokslag nl(nl) m.
  • Finnish: lyönti fi(fi)
  • German: Schlag de(de) m.
  • Hebrew: פעימה he(he) f.
  • Italian: rintocco it(it) m.
  • Portuguese: badalada pt(pt) f.
particular style of swimming
  • Italian: bracciata it(it)
  • Portuguese: braçada pt(pt) f.
  • Spanish: brazada es(es) f.
loss of brain function due to loss of blood flow to the brain
  • German: Schlag de(de) m., Schlaganfall de(de) m.
  • Hebrew: שבץ מוחי he(he) m.
  • Italian: colpo apoplettico it(it), ictus it(it)
  • Portuguese: derrame pt(pt) m.
  • Spanish: apoplejía es(es) f., accidente cerebro vascular es(es) m.
in rowing: the rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat
wrestling: backstage influence
  • Portuguese: pancada pt(pt) f.

Etymology 2

From Old English strācian.

Verb

Infinitive to stroke

Third person singular strokes

Simple past stroked

Past participle stroked

Present participle stroking

to stroke (third-person singular simple present strokes, present participle stroking, simple past and past participle stroked)

  1. (transitive) To move the hand over the surface of (something) in one direction.
  2. (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
Translations
to move the hand over the surface of
cricket: to hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion

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