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a light touch with the hands
Synonym: stroking
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a single complete movement
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(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
e.g. it took two strokes to get out of the bunker
e.g. a good shot requires good balance and tempo
e.g. he left me an almost impossible shot
Synonym: shot
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any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
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a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
e.g. she applied the paint in careful strokes
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a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Synonym: solidus slash virgule diagonal separatrix
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anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
e.g. winning the lottery was a happy accident
e.g. the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
e.g. it was due to an accident or fortuity
Synonym: accident fortuity chance event
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the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
Synonym: throw cam stroke
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a light touch
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the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
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(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
e.g. Nicklaus won by three strokes
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a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
Synonym: apoplexy cerebrovascular accident CVA