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Pat :: Pat (v. t.) To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog..

Baff :: Baff (n.) A blow; a stroke.

Dent :: Dent (n.) A stroke; a blow.

Apoplectical :: Apoplectical (a.) Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke..

Hit :: Hit (n.) A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.

Thud :: Thud (n.) A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth..

Fluke :: Fluke (n.) An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke..

Clock :: Clock (n.) A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and other divisions by means of hands moving on a dial plate. Its works are moved by a weight or a spring, and it is often so constructed as to tell the hour by the stroke of a hammer on a bell. It is not adapted, like the watch, to be carried on the person..

Travel :: Travel (n.) The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve..

Chop :: Chop (n.) The act of chopping; a stroke.

Hit :: Hit (n.) A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit..

Deathblow :: Deathblow (n.) A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys.

Counterbuff :: Counterbuff (n.) A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.

Insolation :: Insolation (n.) A sunstroke.

Peck :: Peck (v. i.) To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument..

Hack :: Hack (v. t.) To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post..

Pulsation :: Pulsation (n.) A stroke or impulse by which some medium is affected, as in the propagation of sounds..

Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To give a finely fluted surface to.

Blastment :: Blastment (n.) A sudden stroke or injury produced by some destructive cause.

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