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nouna light touch with the hands
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"the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"nounanything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
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nounthe maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
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"it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"noun(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
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nouna punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
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nouna sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
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nouna light touch
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"she applied the paint in careful strokes"nouna mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
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nounany one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowingtype of:
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nouna single complete movement
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"Nicklaus won by three strokes"noun(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a clubtype of:
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verbrow at a particular ratetype of:
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verbstrike a ball with a smooth blow
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nounthe oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
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"He stroked his long beard"verbtouch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motionstype of:
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"You have to stroke the boss"verbtreat gingerly or carefully
Examples of stroke
- "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"
- "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"
- "she applied the paint in careful strokes"
- "Nicklaus won by three strokes"
- "He stroked his long beard"
- "You have to stroke the boss"