| NOUN | act | stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | stroke, throw, cam stroke | the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam | |
| state | stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA | a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain | |
| event | stroke | a light touch | |
| act | stroke, stroking | a light touch with the hands | |
| quantity | stroke | (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club | |
| person | stroke | the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew | |
| event | stroke, accident, fortuity, chance event | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | |
| communication | stroke, solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, separatrix | a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | |
| communication | stroke | a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush | |
| act | stroke | any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing | |
| act | stroke | a single complete movement | |
| VERB | contact | stroke | touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions |
| competition | stroke | strike a ball with a smooth blow | |
| competition | stroke | row at a particular rate | |
| communication | stroke | treat gingerly or carefully |
| Sounds | strow'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | artichoke ... yolk: 36 rhymes with owk... | |
| Meaning | The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | throw, cam stroke | |
| Narrower | instroke | The stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft |
| outstroke | The stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft | |
| Broader | movement, motion | A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| Spanish | bolada, lance, lanzamiento | |
| Catalan | llançament | |
| Meaning | A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA | |
| Parts | cerebral hemorrhage | bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain |
| Narrower | hemorrhagic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke | Stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain |
| ischemic stroke, ischaemic stroke | The most common kind of stroke | |
| Broader | attack | A sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition |
| Spanish | accidente cerebro vascular, accidente cerebrovascular, apoplejía, ataque cerebrovascular, ictus | |
| Catalan | accident vascular cerebral, apoplexia, ictus | |
| Meaning | A light touch. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | touch, touching | The event of something coming in contact with the body / body |
| Spanish | caricia, cariñito, cariño | |
| Verbs | stroke | touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions |
| Meaning | A light touch with the hands. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | stroking | |
| Narrower | caress | A gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it) |
| Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
| Spanish | caricia | |
| Catalan | carícia | |
| Verbs | stroke | touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions |
| Meaning | (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "Nicklaus won by three strokes" | |
| Category | golf, golf game | A game / game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes |
| Broader | score | A number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game / game or contest |
| Meaning | The oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | oarsman, rower | someone who rows a boat |
| Verbs | stroke | row at a particular rate |
| Meaning | Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck" | |
| Synonyms | accident, fortuity, chance event | |
| Narrower | break, good luck, happy chance | An unexpected piece of good luck |
| coincidence, happenstance | An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental | |
| hap | An accidental happening | |
| lottery | Something that is regarded as a chance event | |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
| Spanish | accidente, azar, casualidad, coincidencia | |
| Catalan | accident, atzar, casualitat, coincidència | |
| Meaning | A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, separatrix | |
| Broader | punctuation, punctuation mark | The marks used to clarify meaning / meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
| Spanish | barra, barra oblicua | |
| Catalan | barra | |
| Meaning | A mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "she applied the paint in careful strokes" | |
| Narrower | downstroke | A stroke normally made in a downward direction |
| flick | A short stroke | |
| underscore, underline | A line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) | |
| upstroke | A stroke normally made in an upward direction | |
| Broader | mark, print | A visible indication made on a surface |
| Spanish | trazo | |
| Meaning | Any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | swimming stroke | A method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward |
| Broader | locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement |
| Catalan | braçada, remada | |
| Meaning | A single complete movement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | beat | A stroke or blow |
| blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon | |
| bow | A stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments | |
| keystroke, key stroke | The stroke of a key | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | golpe | |
| Catalan | cop | |
| Meaning | touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He stroked his long beard" | |
| Narrower | caress, fondle | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner |
| lick, lap | pass the tongue over | |
| Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| Spanish | acariciar | |
| Catalan | acariciar | |
| Nouns | stroke, stroking | a light touch with the hands |
| stroke | a light touch | |
| Meaning | strike a ball with a smooth blow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target |
| Spanish | acariciar | |
| Nouns | stroke | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand |
| Meaning | Row at a particular rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | row | propel with oars |
| Nouns | stroke | the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew |
| Meaning | treat gingerly or carefully. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot stroke Sue | |
| Example | "You have to stroke the boss" | |
| Broader | flatter, blandish | praise somewhat dishonestly |
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