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stroke
Anoun
stroke, stroking
 a light touch with the hands
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stroke
 a single complete movement
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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"
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stroke
 any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
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stroke
 a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)
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solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
 a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
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throw, stroke, cam stroke
 the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
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stroke
 a light touch
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stroke
 the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
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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
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Bverb
stroke
 treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"
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stroke
 strike a ball with a smooth blow
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stroke
 row at a particular rate
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travel; go; move; locomote
travel
ride
boat
row
stroke
stroke, fondle
 touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"
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touch
caress
stroke, fondle
lick; lap

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