stroke
1. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Syn:
shot
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
maneuver, manoeuvre, play
• Hyponyms:
break, carom, cannon, masse, masse shot,
miscue, cut, undercut, swipe, tennis stroke, tennis shot,
baseball swing, swing, golf stroke, golf shot
• Part Meronyms:
follow-through
2. the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
throw, cam stroke
• Hypernyms:
movement, motion
• Hyponyms:
instroke, outstroke
3. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA
• Derivationally related forms:
apoplectic (for: apoplexy)
• Hypernyms:
attack
• Hyponyms:
ischemic stroke, ischaemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke
• Part Meronyms:
cerebral hemorrhage
4. a light touch (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
touch, touching
5. a light touch with the hands (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
stroking
• Derivationally related forms:
stroke (for: stroking)
• Hypernyms:
touch, touching
• Hyponyms:
caress
6. (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
- Nicklaus won by three strokes
• Topics:
golf, golf game
• Hypernyms:
score
7. the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
• Hypernyms:
oarsman, rower
8. 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
• Syn:
accident, fortuity, chance event
• Derivationally related forms:
accidental (for: accident)
• Hypernyms:
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
• Hyponyms:
hap, break, good luck, happy chance, coincidence,
happenstance, lottery
9. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
• Syn:
solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, separatrix
• Hypernyms:
punctuation, punctuation mark
10. a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- she applied the paint in careful strokes
• Hypernyms:
mark, print
• Hyponyms:
downstroke, upstroke, flick, underscore, underline
11. any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
• Hypernyms:
locomotion, travel
• Hyponyms:
swimming stroke
12. a single complete movement
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move, motility
• Hyponyms:
keystroke, key stroke, beat, bow, blow
1. touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions (Freq. 4)
- He stroked his long beard
• Derivationally related forms:
stroking
• Hypernyms:
touch
• Hyponyms:
caress, fondle, lick, lap
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. strike a ball with a smooth blow (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
strike, hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. row at a particular rate
• Hypernyms:
row
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. treat gingerly or carefully
- You have to stroke the boss
• Hypernyms:
flatter, blandish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam cannot stroke Sue
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