1. (noun)stroke, shot (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 requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
2. (noun)throw, stroke, cam stroke the maximummovement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
8. (noun)accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event 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"
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