stroke
nouns
(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"
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
a light touch
(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
"Nicklaus won by three strokes"
domain category
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
is a type of (narrower)
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
"the score was 7 to 0"
the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
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"
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
"she applied the paint in careful strokes"
any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
a single complete movement
verbs
touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
"He stroked his long beard"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
make physical contact with, come in contact with
"Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
strike a ball with a smooth blow
row at a particular rate
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