Definition of stroke

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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..

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Stroke :: Strokeing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strok.
Let :: Let (n.) A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over.
Toll :: Toll (n.) The sound of a bell produced by strokes slowly and uniformly repeated.
Handystroke :: Handystroke (n.) A blow with the hand.
Insolation :: Insolation (n.) A sunstroke.
Fit :: Fit (n.) A stroke or blow.
By-stroke :: By-stroke (n.) An accidental or a slyly given 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..
Rasp :: Rasp (v.) A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file..
Dead-stroke :: Dead-stroke (a.) Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.
Skelp :: Skelp (n.) A blow; a smart stroke.
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..
Flourish :: Flourish (v. i.) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures..
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..
Paw :: Paw (v. t.) To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To strike.
Strokeed :: Stroke (v. t.) Appetite.
Cloy :: Cloy (v. t.) To stroke with a claw.
Beat :: Beat (v. i.) To make a succession of strokes on a drum; as, the drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters..
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..
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