· (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

Synonym(s): shot

Hypernym(s): maneuver, manoeuvre, play

· the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

Synonym(s): throw, cam_stroke

Hypernym(s): movement, motion

· a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

Synonym(s): apoplexy, cerebrovascular_accident, CVA

Hypernym(s): attack

· a light touch

Hypernym(s): touch, touching

· a light touch with the hands

Synonym(s): stroking

Hypernym(s): touch, touching

· (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club; "Nicklaus won by three strokes"

Hypernym(s): score

· the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

Hypernym(s): oarsman, rower

· anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"

Synonym(s): accident, fortuity, chance_event

Hypernym(s): happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural_event

· a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

Synonym(s): solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, separatrix

Hypernym(s): punctuation, punctuation_mark

· a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes"

Hypernym(s): mark, print

· any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

Hypernym(s): locomotion, travel

· a single complete movement

Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move, motility

· touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"

Hypernym(s): touch

· strike a ball with a smooth blow

Hypernym(s): strike, hit

· row at a particular rate

Hypernym(s): row

· treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"

Hypernym(s): flatter, blandish