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1. stroke, shot(noun)

   (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. throw, stroke, cam stroke(noun)

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

3. stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA(noun)

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

4. stroke(noun)

   a light touch

5. stroke, stroking(noun)

   a light touch with the hands

6. stroke(noun)

   (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

   "Nicklaus won by three strokes"

7. stroke(noun)

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

8. accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event(noun)

   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"

9. solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix(noun)

   a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

10. stroke(noun)

    a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

    "she applied the paint in careful strokes"

11. stroke(noun)

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

12. stroke(verb)

    a single complete movement

13. stroke(verb)

    touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

    "He stroked his long beard"

14. stroke(verb)

    strike a ball with a smooth blow

15. stroke(verb)

    row at a particular rate

16. stroke(verb)

    treat gingerly or carefully

    "You have to stroke the boss"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stroke

   struck

2. Stroke(verb)

   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

3. Stroke(verb)

   the result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness

4. Stroke(verb)

   the striking of the clock to tell the hour

5. Stroke(verb)

   a gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking

6. Stroke(verb)

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

7. Stroke(verb)

   hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay

8. Stroke(verb)

   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

9. Stroke(verb)

   a throb or beat, as of the heart

10. Stroke(verb)

    one of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc

11. Stroke(verb)

    the rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke

12. Stroke(verb)

    the oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar

13. Stroke(verb)

    the rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman

14. Stroke(verb)

    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

15. Stroke(verb)

    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

16. Stroke(verb)

    power; influence

17. Stroke(verb)

    appetite

18. Stroke(verb)

    to strike

19. Stroke(verb)

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

20. Stroke(verb)

    to make smooth by rubbing

21. Stroke(verb)

    to give a finely fluted surface to

22. Stroke(verb)

    to row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat

Origin: [OE. stroken, straken, AS. strcian, fr. strcan to go over, pass. See Strike, v. t., and cf. Straggle.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stroke

   A stroke, or cerebrovascular accident, is the rapid loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage, or a hemorrhage. As a result, the affected area of the brain cannot function, which might result in an inability to move one or more limbs on one side of the body, inability to understand or formulate speech, or an inability to see one side of the visual field. A stroke is a medical emergency and can cause permanent neurological damage and death. Risk factors for stroke include old age, high blood pressure, previous stroke or transient ischemic attack, diabetes, high cholesterol, tobacco smoking and atrial fibrillation. High blood pressure is the most important modifiable risk factor of stroke. It is the second leading cause of death worldwide. An ischemic stroke is occasionally treated in a hospital with thrombolysis, and some hemorrhagic strokes benefit from neurosurgery. Treatment to recover any lost function is termed stroke rehabilitation, ideally in a stroke unit and involving health professions such as speech and language therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy. Prevention of recurrence may involve the administration of antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin and dipyridamole, control and reduction of high blood pressure, and the use of statins. Selected patients may benefit from carotid endarterectomy and the use of anticoagulants.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Stroke

   strōk, n. a blow: a sudden attack: calamity: the sound of a clock: a dash in writing: the sweep of an oar in rowing, the aftmost oar of a boat: the movement of the piston of a steam-engine: the touch of a pen or pencil: any characteristic feature: an effective action, a feat, a masterly effort: a mental act, the action of any faculty of the mind.—v.t. and v.i. to act as stroke for, to row the stroke-oar of a boat.—n. Stroke′-oar, the aftmost oar in a boat, or its rower, whose stroke leads the rest. [A.S. strác, pa.t. of strícan, to strike.]

2. Stroke

   strōk, v.t. to rub gently in one direction: to rub gently in kindness.—ns. Strōk′er; Strōk′ing. [A.S. strácian, a causal of strícan, as above; cf. Ger. streicheln, to stroke, from streichen, to rub.]

3. Stroke

   strōk, obsolete pa.p. of strike.

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stroke

   Common name for the slant (‘/’, ASCII 0101111) character. See ASCII for other synonyms.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stroke

   A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stroke' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3788

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stroke' in Nouns Frequency: #1890

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stroke' in Verbs Frequency: #952

Anagrams for stroke »

1. Stoker

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stroke in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stroke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. W. J. Cameron:

   The last dejected effort often becomes the winning stroke.

2. Kimberly Smith:

   I ended up having a lot of seizures, and one seizure was like a stroke.

3. David Helyar:

   Foster golf club and cemetery - Only one stroke away from each other...

4. The Dalai Lama:

   Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Walter Koroshetz:

   This has taken stroke therapy to the same place that heart attack therapy is now.

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