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Stroke

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speaker

Meaning

Noun

  • An
    of
    ; a
    , a hit.
  • An
    of
    with a
    ; a blow.
  • A
    with a
    ; also, an impact of a
    on an object.
  • An
    , or the
    , of the
    or
    of
    a
    or other
    ; hence, the time when such a
    occurs.
  • In Ball games & Cricket:
  • An
    of
    ; a
    , a hit.
  • An
    of
    or
    to
    a
    ; also, the
    in which this is done.
  • The
    of
    the
    with the
    ; a shot.
  • In Ball games & Golf:
  • An
    of
    ; a
    , a hit.
  • An
    of
    or
    to
    a
    ; also, the
    in which this is done.
  • A
    of
    at the
    with a
    ; also, at
    , a
    from a player's
    at a
    a
    system.
  • In Ball games & Squash:
  • An
    of
    ; a
    , a hit.
  • An
    of
    or
    to
    a
    ; also, the
    in which this is done.
  • A point
    to a
    or
    by the opponent.
  • In Ball games & Tennis:
  • An
    of
    ; a
    , a hit.
  • An
    of
    or
    to
    a
    ; also, the
    in which this is done.
  • The
    of a
    with a
    ; also, the
    of the
    and
    that
    that impact.
  • In Rowing:
  • A
    to that of hitting.
  • One of a
    of
    or
    against a
    ,
    which
    through or upon it is accomplished.
  • The
    of an
    or
    through water, either the
    which
    the
    , or a
    of
    including the
    ; also, the
    in which such
    are made; a
    style.
  • One of a
    of
    or
    against a
    ,
    which
    through or upon it is accomplished.;The
    who is
    the
    of the
    , the
    of whose
    the
    for the other
    s; also, the
    in the
    by this
    .
  • In Swimming:
  • A
    to that of hitting.
  • One of a
    of
    or
    against a
    ,
    which
    through or upon it is accomplished.
  • A specific
    of
    of the
    which, when
    ,
    the
    to
    through the water; also, the
    in which such
    are made; a
    style.
  • A
    to that of hitting.
  • One of a
    of
    or
    against a
    ,
    which
    through or upon it is accomplished.
  • A
    or
    ,
    the
    or pulse.
  • In Technology:
  • A
    to that of hitting.
  • A
    or
    of a part (such as a
    ) of a
    that
    and forth; also, the
    of this
    .
  • A
    or
    of a part (such as a
    ) of a
    that
    and forth; also, the
    of this
    .;A
    of the
    during
    intercourse.
  • An
    or
    , especially when seen as
    punishment.
    A
    , especially if
    ; a
    , a calamity.
    An amount of work;
    , a large amount of business or work.
    A
    or
    by which something is done or
    ; also, something
    by such an
    ; an
    , a feat.
    In Linguistics, Diacritical marks & Punctuation marks:
  • A
    of a
    in
    , of a
    in
    , of a
    ,
    , or such
    or
    , etc;
    ; hence, a
    or
    made on a
    by such an
    .
  • A
    a
    ;
    , a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean
    .
  • In Computing, Typography, Diacritical marks & Punctuation marks:
  • A
    of a
    in
    , of a
    in
    , of a
    ,
    , or such
    or
    , etc;
    ; hence, a
    or
    made on a
    by such an
    .
  • In Unicode: the
    of the individual
    (
    "A̶").
  • In British English, Typography, Diacritical marks & Punctuation marks:
  • A
    of a
    in
    , of a
    in
    , of a
    ,
    , or such
    or
    , etc;
    ; hence, a
    or
    made on a
    by such an
    .
  • The
    ,
    , or
    ("/").
  • Influence; power.
    In Professional wrestling:
  • Influence; power.
  • Backstage influence.
  • A
    or effective action.
    In Medicine:
    The
    of
    when the
    to the
    is
    interrupted.
    In Sciences:
    An individual
    of
    ,
    if
    damage.
    An individual social
    whereby one
    another
    or recognition.
    The effect or result of a
    ;
    or
    ; a
    or
    ; soreness.
    Chiefly in to have a good
    : appetite.
    In Medicine:
    A
    of any
    , especially if
    of
    or
    , or when fatal.
    In Music:
    A
    or
    of a
    or
    of a
    ; also, the
    in which a
    is
    ; hence, a
    , a tune.
    An
    of
    or an
    along a
    ,
    it
    ; a caress.
    In Psychoanalysis:
    A
    of
    given as
    ;
    (psychoanalysis) in
    : a (generally positive)
    to a person which
    their
    or needs.
    In American English:
    A
    or
    ,
    , etc; done or made to a person to influence them.

    Verb

    To
    the
    across the
    part (of the
    t).
    Followed by out or through: to
    or
    through (text) to
    that it is
    ; to
    , to
    or
    out.
    Of a
    or
    : to
    or
    to
    (the
    , the time, etc.).
    To
    (something) with
    or
    ; to stripe.
    In Ball games:
    To
    or
    (the
    ) with a
    or
    ; also, to
    (a
    , a point, etc.) by doing so.
    In Rowing:
    Of a
    or a
    : to
    at (a rate
    number of
    (“movements of the
    through water”) per minute).
    In Rowing:
    To
    as the
    (“rower who is
    the
    of the
    , the
    of whose
    the
    for the other
    s”) of (a
    or its crew).
    In Swimming:
    To
    (the water) with
    when swimming.
    To
    (something) with a paintbrush.
    In Medicine:
    Chiefly
    out: to
    of
    when the
    to the
    is
    ; to have a
    (noun
    4).
    In Swimming:
    To
    by making
    with the
    and legs.
    To
    or an
    (such as a
    or
    ) along (a
    )
    ,
    it
    ; to caress.
    To
    (something) to a certain
    by
    (sense 1).
    In Psychoanalysis:
    To give
    to (someone) through encouragement.
    In American English & Politics:
    To influence (someone) by
    or
    them.
    In Agriculture:
    To
    (a
    or other
    ); especially, to
    the
    of (a
    , etc.) to
    the last
    of
    from the
    ; to
    (dialectal), to strip.
    In Masonry:
    To give a
    to (stone) by
    it with a tool.
    To
    (a
    or other
    ) by
    or
    it against a surface.
    To
    (someone); also, to
    or
    (someone).
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    stroke
    English
    arrow
    stroken
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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