strokes
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/stɹəʊks/
English
Definitions
noun
- An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).“She gave the cat a stroke.”
- A blow or hit.“a stroke on the chin”
- A single movement with a tool.
- One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.“the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or of an oar in rowing”
verb
- To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.
- To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
- To give a finely fluted surface to.
- To row the stroke oar of.“to stroke a boat”
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