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stroke
A	noun
	1	stroke, stroking
			a light touch with the hands
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚touch; touching ╚stroke, stroking ╚caress
	2	stroke
			a single complete movement
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move; motility ╚stroke ╚blow ╚bow ╚beat
	3	stroke, shot
			(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 require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move ╚maneuver; manoeuvre; play ╚stroke, shot ╚golf stroke; golf shot; swing ╚baseball swing; swing; cut ╚tennis stroke; tennis shot ╚swipe ╚cut; undercut ╚miscue ╚masse; masse shot ╚carom; cannon ╚break
	4	stroke
			any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move ╚locomotion; travel ╚stroke ╚swimming stroke
	5	stroke
			a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚indication; indicant ╚mark; print ╚stroke ╚underscore; underline ╚upstroke ╚downstroke
	6	solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
			a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚signal; signaling; sign ╚symbol ╚written symbol; printed symbol ╚mark ╚punctuation; punctuation mark ╚solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
	7	throw, stroke, cam stroke
			the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚movement; motion ╚throw, stroke, cam stroke ╚outstroke ╚instroke
	8	stroke
			a light touch
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚contact; impinging; striking ╚touch; touching ╚stroke
	9	stroke
			the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚worker ╚boatman; boater; waterman ╚oarsman; rower ╚stroke
	10	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
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚trouble ╚affliction ╚attack ╚stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA ╚hemorrhagic stroke; haemorrhagic stroke ╚ischemic stroke; ischaemic stroke
B	verb
	1	stroke
			treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚measure; evaluate; valuate; assess; appraise; value ╚praise ╚flatter; blandish ╚stroke
	2	stroke
			strike a ball with a smooth blow
		Category Tree: fight; struggle ╚attack; assail ╚strike; hit ╚stroke
	3	stroke
			row at a particular rate
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚travel ╚ride ╚boat ╚row ╚stroke
	4	stroke, fondle
			touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"
		Category Tree: touch ╚caress ╚stroke, fondle ╚lick; lap

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