Definition of stroke

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

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Havelock :: Havelock (n.) A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke..
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; -- with out; as, to dash out a word..
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.
Lick :: Lick (n.) A slap; a quick stroke.
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon..
Lash :: Lash (n.) A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
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.
Impact :: Impact (n.) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.
Knock :: Knock (n.) A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.
Paw :: Paw (v. t.) To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely..
Beat :: Beat (n.) A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse..
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..
Clearance :: Clearance (n.) The distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a steam engine, or the least distance between the point of a cogwheel tooth and the bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it engages..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep..
Mangle :: Mangle (v. t.) To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate..
Fit :: Fit (n.) A stroke or blow.
Whop :: Whop (n.) A blow, or quick, smart stroke..
Strokeed :: Stroke (v. t.) Appetite.
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..
Masse Shot :: Masse shot (n.) A stroke made with the cue held vertically.
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