Definition of stroke

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Stroke (v. t.) The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke..

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Bloodstroke :: Bloodstroke (n.) Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light..
Flip-flap :: Flip-flap (adv.) With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long and loose..
Fit :: Fit (n.) A stroke or blow.
Successive :: Successive (a.) Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years; the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer..
Dent :: Dent (n.) A stroke; a blow.
Squabash :: Squab (v. i.) To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To make smooth by rubbing.
Touch :: Touch (v.) A stroke; as, a touch of raillery; a satiric touch; hence, animadversion; censure; reproof..
Dash :: Dash (n.) A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain..
Strokesman :: Stroker (n.) One who strokes; also, one who pretends to cure by stroking..
Cut-off :: Cut-off (n.) The valve gearing or mechanism by which steam is cut off from entering the cylinder of a steam engine after a definite point in a stroke, so as to allow the remainder of the stroke to be made by the expansive force of the steam already let in. See Expansion gear, under Expansion..
Baff :: Baff (n.) A blow; a stroke.
Understroke :: Understroke (v. t.) To underline or underscore.
Paddle :: Paddle (v. t.) To pat or stroke amorously, or gently..
Dingdong :: Dingdong (n.) The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound..
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..
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.
Insolation :: Insolation (n.) A sunstroke.
Lash :: Lash (n.) A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
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