Definition of stroke

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Stroke (v. t.) Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay..

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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..
Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing strokes.
Peck :: Peck (n.) A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument..
Lash :: Lash (n.) A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes..
Downstroke :: Downstroke (n.) A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
Ronde :: Ronde (n.) A kind of script in which the heavy strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken together a round look..
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..
Golf :: Golf (n.) A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) The striking of the clock to tell the hour.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march..
Stroking :: Stroking (n.) The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a stroke..
Flip-flap :: Flip-flap (adv.) With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long and loose..
Knock :: Knock (n.) A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap..
Clip :: Clip (n.) A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) 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..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To strike.
Coy :: Coy (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke.
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