Definition of stroke

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Stroke (v. t.) A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death..

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Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing strokes.
Peck :: Peck (v. i.) To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument..
Pat :: Pat (n.) A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap..
Let :: Let (n.) A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To strike.
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To make smooth by rubbing.
Roll :: Roll (n.) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon..
Strokeed :: Stroke (v. t.) Appetite.
Downstroke :: Downstroke (n.) A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
Down :: Down (a.) Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway..
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..
Cut :: Cut (n.) A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip.
Flap :: Flap (v.) The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing..
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..
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
Hit :: Hit (v. t.) To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at)..
Lick :: Lick (v.) A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied..
Drum :: Drum (v. i.) To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid succession of strokes; to make a noise like that of a beaten drum; as, the ruffed grouse drums with his wings..
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