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Cut :: Cut (v. i.) To make a stroke with a whip.

Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) A throb or beat, as of the heart..

Toll :: Toll (n.) The sound of a bell produced by strokes slowly and uniformly repeated.

Stroke :: Strokeing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strok.

Understroke :: Understroke (v. t.) To underline or underscore.

Stroot :: Strook (n.) A stroke.

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

Dead-stroke :: Dead-stroke (a.) Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.

Lick :: Lick (v.) A stroke of the tongue in licking.

Buffet :: Buffet (v. i.) A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity..

Flip-flap :: Flip-flap (n.) The repeated stroke of something long and loose.

Wipe :: Wipe (n.) A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.

Single-acting :: Single-acting (a.) Having simplicity of action; especially (Mach.), acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc..

Throw :: Throw (n.) The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston..

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

Stripe :: Stripe (n.) A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark..

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..

Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) The striking of the clock to tell the hour.

Skelp :: Skelp (n.) A blow; a smart stroke.

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

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