Stroke ¹

Definition: Struck.

Stroke ²

Definition: The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon.

Stroke ³

Definition: The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.

Stroke ⁴

Definition: The striking of the clock to tell the hour.

Stroke ⁵

Definition: A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking.

Stroke ⁶

Definition: A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.

Stroke ⁷

Definition: Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay.

Stroke ⁸

Definition: A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.

Stroke ⁹

Definition: A throb or beat, as of the heart.

Stroke ¹⁰

Definition: The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.

Stroke ¹¹

Definition: The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; called also stroke oar.

Stroke ¹²

Definition: The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.

Stroke ¹³

Definition: A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.

Stroke ¹⁴

Definition: The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.

Stroke ¹⁵

Definition: Power; influence.

Stroke ¹⁶

Definition: Appetite.

Stroke ¹⁷

Definition: To strike.

Stroke ¹⁸

Definition: To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe.

Stroke ¹⁹

Definition: To make smooth by rubbing.

Stroke ²⁰

Definition: To give a finely fluted surface to.

Stroke ²¹

Definition: To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.

stroke ²²

Definition: a light touch with the hands

stroke ²³

Definition: a single complete movement

stroke ²⁴

Definition: (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 require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

stroke ²⁵

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

stroke ²⁶

Definition: a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)

stroke ²⁷

Definition: a punctuation mark used to separate related items of information

stroke ²⁸

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

stroke ²⁹

Definition: a light touch

stroke ³⁰

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

stroke ³¹

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

stroke ³²

Definition: treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"

stroke ³³

Definition: strike a ball with a smooth blow

stroke ³⁴

Definition: row at a particular rate

stroke ³⁵

Definition: touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"