Sekirov Dictionary

stroke

UK /stɹəʊk/US /stɹoʊk/

noun40

  1. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
  2. a sudden attack in which the brain is harmed because blood stops reaching it, and which may kill
  3. One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
  4. The movement of an oar or paddle through water: either the cycle of movement as a whole, or the propelling phase (as opposed to the return); the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
  5. A movement of the arms and legs which propels a swimmer through the water; a specific combination of such movements, constituting a swimming style.
  6. (figurative) A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
  7. (figurative) A masterful or effective action.
  8. An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
  9. A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
  10. An act of hitting or trying to hit a ball; also, the manner in which this is done.
  11. The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
  12. A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
  13. The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
  14. A single movement of a paintbrush, chisel, pen, pencil, or similar implement; a line or mark made by such an implement.
  15. A line making up a written character.
  16. In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
  17. (UK, Commonwealth) The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
  18. The hitting of a bell or similar by the clapper or hammer of a clock; the sound thereof; the time when this occurs.
  19. An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
  20. A single movement or thrust of a reciprocating device (such as a piston or connecting rod).
  21. A thrust of the penis during sexual intercourse.
  22. An individual social interaction whereby one gives another attention or recognition.
  23. (figurative) A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically (psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
  24. (US, figurative) A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
  25. A movement similar to that of hitting.
  26. A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
  27. (figurative) An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
  28. (figurative) A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
  29. The length of this movement.
  30. An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
  31. The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
  32. (figurative) A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
  33. (figurative) An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
  34. A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
  35. (no longer used) A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
  36. (figurative, no longer used) Influence; power.
  37. (figurative, no longer used) Backstage influence.
  38. (no longer used) The effect or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a bruise or wound; soreness.
  39. (no longer used) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
  40. (no longer used) Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.

verb21

  1. To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
  2. To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking.
  3. (vulgar) To masturbate.
  4. (figurative) To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
  5. (figurative) To soothe (someone); also, to flatter or indulge (someone).
  6. Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke.
  7. (US, figurative) To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
  8. To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
  9. To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
  10. To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
  11. Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
  12. To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).
  13. (rare) To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.
  14. Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute).
  15. To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew).
  16. To lengthen the stroke of (an engine) by installing a crankshaft with longer throws.
  17. (literary, rare) Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).
  18. To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap (dialectal), to strip.
  19. To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
  20. (no longer used) To depict (something) with a paintbrush.
  21. (no longer used) To sharpen (a knife or other cutting instrument) by honing or rubbing it against a surface.
forms

stroked · strokedst · stroking · strokes · stroketh · strokest

Phrases with stroke

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