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Noun (12 meanings)
1. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.
Examples:
- “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”
stroke is a type of:
types of stroke:
- baseball swing, swing, cut (noun) - in baseball
- break (noun) - the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- carom, cannon (noun) - a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
- cut, undercut (noun) - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- golf stroke, golf shot, swing (noun) - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- masse, masse shot (noun) - a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically
- miscue (noun) - a faulty shot in billiards
- swipe (noun) - a sweeping stroke or blow
- tennis stroke, tennis shot (noun) - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
parts of stroke:
- follow-through (noun) - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion
stroke is derivationally related to:
- to stroke (verb) - strike a ball with a smooth blow
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
2. the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam.
3. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
stroke is a type of:
- attack (noun) - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
types of stroke:
- hemorrhagic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke (noun) - stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
- ischemic stroke, ischaemic stroke (noun) - the most common kind of stroke
parts of stroke:
- cerebral hemorrhage (noun) - bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain
stroke is derivationally related to:
- apoplectic (adjective) - pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy
4. a light touch.
6. (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club.
Example:
- “Nicklaus won by three strokes”
7. the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew.
8. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.
Examples:
- “winning the lottery was a happy accident”,
- “the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck”,
- “it was due to an accident or fortuity”
stroke is a type of:
- happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event (noun) - an event that happens
types of stroke:
- break, good luck, happy chance (noun) - an unexpected piece of good luck
- coincidence, happenstance (noun) - an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
- hap (noun) - an accidental happening
- lottery (noun) - something that is regarded as a chance event
stroke is derivationally related to:
- accidental, inadvertent (adjective) -
9. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.
stroke is a type of:
- punctuation, punctuation mark (noun) - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
10. a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush.
Example:
- “she applied the paint in careful strokes”
stroke is a type of:
types of stroke:
- downstroke (noun) - a stroke normally made in a downward direction
- flick (noun) - a short stroke
- underscore, underline (noun) - a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- upstroke (noun) - a stroke normally made in an upward direction
11. any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing.
stroke is a type of:
- locomotion, travel (noun) - self-propelled movement
types of stroke:
- swimming stroke (noun) - a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward
12. a single complete movement.
stroke is a type of:
- motion, movement, move, motility (noun) - a change of position that does not entail a change of location
types of stroke:
- beat (noun) - a stroke or blow
- blow (noun) - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
- bow (noun) - a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
- keystroke, key stroke (noun) - the stroke of a key
Verb (4 meanings)
1. touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions.
to stroke
Example:
- “He stroked his long beard”
2. strike a ball with a smooth blow.
to stroke
3. row at a particular rate.
to stroke