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  stroke
       
          The oblique stroke character, "/", ASCII 47.
       
          See ASCII for other synonyms.
       
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  Stroke \Stroke\, obs. imp. of Strike.
     Struck.
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  Stroke \Stroke\, n. [OE. strok, strook, strak, fr. striken. See
     Strike, v. t.]
     1. The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a
        violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or
        with an instrument or weapon.
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              His hand fetcheth a stroke with the ax to cut down
              the tree.                             --Deut. xix.
                                                    5.
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              A fool's lips enter into contention and his mouth
              calleth for strokes.                  --Prov. xviii.
                                                    6.
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              He entered and won the whole kingdom of Naples
              without striking a stroke.            --Bacon.
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     2. The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction;
        soreness.
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              In the day that Lord bindeth up the breach of his
              people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
                                                    --Isa. xxx.
                                                    26.
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     3. The striking of the clock to tell the hour.
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              Well, but what's o'clock?
              - Upon the stroke of ten. -- Well, let is strike.
                                                    --Shak.
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     4. A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a
        stroking. --Dryden.
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     5. A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch
        of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
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              O, lasting as those colors may they shine,
              Free as thy stroke, yet faultless as thy line.
                                                    --Pope.
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     6. Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written
        composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes
        to an essay. --Addison.
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     7. A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a
        severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a
        sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
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              At this one stroke the man looked dead in law.
                                                    --Harte.
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     8. A throb or beat, as of the heart. --Tennyson.
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     9. One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting
        medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is
        accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying,
        or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.; also:
        (Rowing)
        (a) The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
        (b) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the
            other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
        (c) The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
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     10. A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done,
         produced, or accomplished; also, something done or
         accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a
         stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
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     11. (Mach.) The movement, in either direction, of the piston
         plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam
         engine or a pump, in which these parts have a
         reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston;
         also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston,
         in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.
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     Note: The respective strokes are distinguished as up and down
           strokes, outward and inward strokes, forward and back
           strokes, the forward stroke in stationary steam engines
           being toward the crosshead, but in locomotives toward
           the front of the vehicle.
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     12. Power; influence. [Obs.] ``Where money beareth [hath] all
         the stroke.'' --Robynson (More's Utopia).
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               He has a great stroke with the reader. --Dryden.
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     13. Appetite. [Obs.] --Swift.
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     To keep stroke, to make strokes in unison.
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              The oars where silver,
              Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke. --Shak.
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  Stroke \Stroke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strokeed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Strokeing.] [OE. stroken, straken, AS. str[=a]cian, fr.
     str[=i]can to go over, pass. See Strike, v. t., and cf.
     Straggle.]
     1. To strike. [Obs.]
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              Ye mote with the plat sword again
              Stroken him in the wound, and it will close.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     2. To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the
        hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or
        tenderness; to caress; to soothe.
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              He dried the falling drops, and, yet more kind,
              He stroked her cheeks.                --Dryden.
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     3. To make smooth by rubbing. --Longfellow.
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     4. (Masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to.
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     5. To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.
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  stroke n. Common name for the slant (`/', ASCII 0101111) character. See
     ASCII for other synonyms.
  
  

  Split shot \Split shot\ or stroke \stroke\ .
     In croquet, etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in
     different directions one's own and the opponent's ball placed
     in contact.

  Stroke \Stroke\, obs. imp. of Strike.
     Struck.

  Stroke \Stroke\, n. [OE. strok, strook, strak, fr. striken. See
     Strike, v. t.]
     1. The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a
        violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or
        with an instrument or weapon.
  
              His hand fetcheth a stroke with the ax to cut down
              the tree.                             --Deut. xix.
                                                    5.
  
              A fool's lips enter into contention and his mouth
              calleth for strokes.                  --Prov. xviii.
                                                    6.
  
              He entered and won the whole kingdom of Naples
              without striking a stroke.            --Bacon.
  
     2. The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction;
        soreness.
  
              In the day that Lord bindeth up the breach of his
              people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
                                                    --Isa. xxx.
                                                    26.
  
     3. The striking of the clock to tell the hour.
  
              Well, but what's o'clock? - Upon the stroke of ten.
              -- Well, let is strike.               --Shak.
  
     4. A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a
        stroking. --Dryden.
  
     5. A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch
        of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
  
              O, lasting as those colors may they shine, Free as
              thy stroke, yet faultless as thy line. --Pope.
  
     6. Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written
        composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes
        to an essay. --Addison.
  
     7. A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a
        severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a
        sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
  
              At this one stroke the man looked dead in law.
                                                    --Harte.
  
     8. A throb or beat, as of the heart. --Tennyson.
  
     9. One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting
        medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is
        accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying,
        or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.; also:
        (Rowing)
        (a) The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
        (b) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the
            other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
        (c) The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
  
     10. A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done,
         produced, or accomplished; also, something done or
         accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a
         stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
  
     11. (Mach.) The movement, in either direction, of the piston
         plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam
         engine or a pump, in which these parts have a
         reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston;
         also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston,
         in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.
  
     Note: The respective strokes are distinguished as up and down
           strokes, outward and inward strokes, forward and back
           strokes, the forward stroke in stationary steam engines
           being toward the crosshead, but in locomotives toward
           the front of the vehicle.
  
     12. Power; influence. [Obs.] ``Where money beareth [hath] all
         the stroke.'' --Robynson (More's Utopia).
  
               He has a great stroke with the reader. --Dryden.
  
     13. Appetite. [Obs.] --Swift.
  
     To keep stroke, to make strokes in unison.
  
              The oars where silver, Which to the tune of flutes
              kept stroke.                          --Shak.

  Stroke \Stroke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strokeed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Strokeing.] [OE. stroken, straken, AS. str[=a]cian, fr.
     str[=i]can to go over, pass. See Strike, v. t., and cf.
     Straggle.]
     1. To strike. [Obs.]
  
              Ye mote with the plat sword again Stroken him in the
              wound, and it will close.             --Chaucer.
  
     2. To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the
        hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or
        tenderness; to caress; to soothe.
  
              He dried the falling drops, and, yet more kind, He
              stroked her cheeks.                   --Dryden.
  
     3. To make smooth by rubbing. --Longfellow.
  
     4. (Masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to.
  
     5. To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.

  stroke
       n 1: (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" [syn: shot]
       2: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating
          piece by a cam [syn: throw, cam stroke]
       3: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or
          occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the
          brain [syn: apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA]
       4: a light touch
       5: a light touch with the hands [syn: stroking]
       6: the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace
          for the rest of the crew
       7: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of
          information [syn: solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal,
           separatrix]
       8: a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)
       9: any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used
          for locomotion in swimming or rowing
       10: a single complete movement
       v 1: touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He
            stroked his long beard" [syn: fondle]
       2: strike a ball with a smooth blow
       3: row at a particular rate
       4: treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"

  stroke
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 χάδι
     2 (ετ ιατρ en) εγκεφαλικό
     3 χτύπημα, π.χ. με όπλο ή το χτύπημα της μπάλας σε αθλήματα όπως το
  γκολφ, το τένις, το κρίκετ
     4 γραμμή που σύρεται με στυλό ή μολύβι
     5 πινελιά
     6 το χτύπημα του ρολογιού που δείχνει την ώρα
     7 η ώθηση του πιστόνι
     8 στιλ κολύμβησης
     9 (''στην κωπηλασία'') η κίνηση του κουπιού μέσα στο νερό
     10 (''στην κωπηλασία'') ο κωπηλάτης που βρίσκεται πιο κοντά στην
  πρύμνη της λέμβου
     11 (''στην επαγγελματική πάλη''), backstage influence.
     12 (ΗΒ) το σύμβολο "/"
     13 (''στο σκουός'') πόντος που δίνεται σε παίκτη αν ο αντίπαλος τον
  παρεμποδίσει στην προσπάθειά του
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (transitive) χαϊδεύω (κινώντας το χέρι προς μία κατεύθυνση)
     2 (transitive) (''στο κρίκετ'') χτυπάω τη μπάλα με το μπαστούνι με
  μια απαλή κίνηση

  stroke
     Hungarian n.
     (lb hu medicine) (l en stroke) (gloss: loss of brain function arising
  when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted or a
  particular case of it)
     Middle English alt.
     1 Any striking or hitting motion:
     2 # A strike or hit from a weapon or instrument of torture
     3 # A strike or hit from one's hands or other limbs
     4 # A strike or hit from a tool against an object.
     5 The force of death; the origin or effect of one's demise.
     6 (lb enm Late ME) The feeling of an intense emotion or mood.
     7 (lb enm Late ME) The process of making a striking or hitting
  motion.
     8 A loud sound caused by weather (gloss: e.g. heavy rain)
     9 The result of a striking or hitting motion; a wound.
     10 (lb enm rare) A jerking or pulsing motion (gloss: e.g. a
  heartbeat)
     Middle English n.
     1 Any striking or hitting motion:
     2 # A strike or hit from a weapon or instrument of torture
     3 # A strike or hit from one's hands or other limbs
     4 # A strike or hit from a tool against an object.
     5 The force of death; the origin or effect of one's demise.
     6 (lb enm Late ME) The feeling of an intense emotion or mood.
     7 (lb enm Late ME) The process of making a striking or hitting
  motion.
     8 A loud sound caused by weather (gloss: e.g. heavy rain)
     9 The result of a striking or hitting motion; a wound.
     10 (lb enm rare) A jerking or pulsing motion (gloss: e.g. a
  heartbeat)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm stroken)
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv medicine) a (l en stroke)

  stroke
     alt.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To draw the horizontal#Adjective line across the
  upright#Adjective part#Noun (of the letter#Noun (m en t)).
     3 # ''Followed by'' '''out#Adverb''' ''or'' '''through#Adverb''': to
  draw#Verb a line#Noun or lines through (text#Noun) to indicate that it
  is delete#Verb; to cancel#Verb, to strike#Verb or strike out.
     4 # (lb en poetic rare) Of a bell#Noun or clock#Noun: to chime#Verb
  or sound#Verb to indicate (the hour, the time#Noun, etc.).
     5 # (lb en rare) To mark#Verb (something) with lines or stripe#Noun;
  to stripe#Verb.
     6 # (lb en ball games) To hit#Verb or kick#Verb (the ball#Noun) with
  a flowing#Adjective or smooth#Adjective motion#Noun; also, to score#Verb
  (a goal, a point#Noun, etc.) by doing so.
     7 # (lb en rowing)
     8 ## Of a rower or a crew#Noun: to row#Verb at (a rate#Noun of a
  certain number#Noun of (l en stroke strokes movements of the oar#Noun
  oar through water#Noun water) per minute#Noun).
     9 ## To act as the (l en stroke t=rower who is near#Adjective nearest
  the stern#Noun stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar set#Verb
  sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers) of (a boat#Noun or its
  crew).
     10 ##: (ux en to '''stroke''' a boat)
     11 # (lb en swimming) To strike#Verb (the water) with one's arm#Noun
  and leg#Noun when swim#Verb.
     12 # (lb en obsolete) To depict#Verb (something) with a paintbrush.
     13 (lb en intransitive)
     14 # (lb en medicine) ''Chiefly followed by'' '''out''': to suffer
  loss#Noun of brain#Noun function#Noun when the blood supply to the brain
  is suddenly interrupt#Verb; to have a stroke#Noun ''(noun sense 4)''.
     15 # (lb en swimming) To swim by make#Verb coordinated movements with
  the arms and legs.
     n.
     1 An act#Noun of hit#Verb; a blow#Noun, a hit#Noun.
     2 # An act of striking#Noun with a weapon#Noun; a blow.
     3 # A single#Adjective movement with a tool#Noun; also, an
  impact#Noun of a tool on an object#Noun.
     4 # An act, or the sound#Noun, of the clapper or hammer#Noun of a
  clock#Noun hitting a bell#Noun or other striking mechanism; hence, the
  time#Noun when such a strike occurs.
     5 # (lb en ball games) An act of hitting or try#Verb to hit a
  ball#Noun; also, the manner#Noun in which this is done.
     6 ## (lb en cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the
  bat#Noun; a shot#Noun.
     7 ## (lb en golf) A single act of strike#Verb at the ball with a
  club#Noun; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's
  score#Noun at a hole#Noun as a result#Noun of a handicapping#Noun
  system#Noun.
     8 ## (lb en squash) A point#Noun award#Verb to a player in case of
  interference or obstruction by the opponent.
     9 ## (lb en tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket#Noun; also,
  the movement of the racket and arm#Noun that produce#Verb that impact.
     10 A movement similar#Adjective to that of hitting.
     11 # One of a series of beat#Noun or movements against a
  resisting#Adjective medium#Noun, by means of which movement through or
  upon it is accomplished.
     12 ## (lb en rowing)
     13 ### The movement of an oar#Noun or paddle#Noun through water#Noun,
  either the pull#Noun which actually propels the boat#Noun, or a single
  entire#Adjective cycle#Noun of movement including the pull; also, the
  manner in which such movements are made; a rowing#Noun style#Noun.
     14 ### (lb en by extension) The rower who is near#Adjective the
  stern#Noun of the boat, the movement of whose oar set#Verb the rowing
  rhythm for the other rowers; also, the position#Noun in the boat occupy
  by this rower.
     15 ## (lb en swimming) A specific#Adjective combination of movements
  of the arms and leg#Noun which, when repeat#Verb, causes the swimmer to
  advance#Verb through the water; also, the manner in which such movements
  are made; a swimming#Noun style.
     16 ##: (ux en butterfly '''stroke''')
     17 ##* (RQ:Lincoln Pratt's Patients pages=165–166 pageref=166
  passage=Old Applegate, in the stern, just set and looked at me, and Lord
  James, amidship, waved both arms and kept hollering for help. I took a
  couple of everlasting big '''strokes''' and managed to grab hold of the
  skiff's rail, close to the stern.)
     18 # A beat or throb#Noun, as of the heart#Noun or pulse#Noun.
     19 # (lb en technology) A single movement or thrust#Noun of a
  part#Noun (such as a piston#Noun) of a machine#Noun that move#Verb back
  and forth; also, the length#Noun of this movement.
     20 ## (lb en by extension) A thrust of the penis during sexual
  intercourse.
     21 (lb en figuratively)
     22 # An act causing hurt#Noun or death, especially when see#Verb as
  divine#Adjective punishment.
     23 # A damaging#Adjective occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a
  calamity.
     24 # An amount#Noun of work#Noun; specifically, a large#Adjective
  amount of business#Noun or work.
     25 # A powerful or sudden effort#Noun by which something is do#Verb
  or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an
  achievement, a feat#Noun.
     26 # A movement of a brush#Noun in painting#Noun, of a chisel#Noun in
  carving#Noun, of a pen#Noun, pencil#Noun, or such implement#Noun in
  drawing#Noun or writing#Noun, etc., in one#Numeral direction; hence, a
  line#Noun or mark#Noun made on a surface#Noun by such an implement.
     27 ## (lb en linguistics) A line make up a written#Adjective
  character#Noun; specifically, a Chinese#Adjective, Japanese#Adjective,
  or Korean#Adjective character.
     28 ## (lb en typography)
     29 ### (lb en computing) In Unicode: the formal#Adjective name#Noun
  of the individual horizontal#Adjective strikethrough#Noun (as in
  "A̶").
     30 ### (lb en Britain) The oblique#Noun, slash#Noun, or virgule
  ("/").
     31 ###* {quote-av|en|author=Graham Linehan|authorlink=Graham
  Linehan|episode=Calamity Jen|title=(w: The IT
  Crowd)|season=1|number=2|date=3 February 2006|passage=Subject: Fire.
  Dear Sir-'''stroke'''-Madam: I am writing to inform you of a fire which
  has broken out at the premises of … No. That's too formal.}
     32 # A distinctive#Adjective expression in a written composition; a
  touch#Noun. (from 17th c.)
     33 # (lb en chiefly archaic) influence#Noun; power#Noun.
     34 ## (lb en professional wrestling) backstage#Adjective influence.
     35 # (lb en turn-based games) A masterful or effective action#Noun.
     36 (lb en medicine) The loss#Noun of brain#Noun function#Noun arise
  when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupt#Verb.
     37 (lb en sciences) An individual#Adjective discharge#Noun of
  lightning#Noun, particularly if cause#Verb damage#Noun.
     38 (lb en obsolete)
     39 # The effect#Noun or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a
  bruise#Noun or wound#Noun; soreness.
     40 # ''Chiefly in'' '''to have a good#Adjective stroke''': appetite.
     41 # (lb en medicine) A sudden attack#Noun of any illness, especially
  if causing loss#Noun of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
     42 # (lb en music) A bow#Noun or pluck#Noun of a string#Noun or
  strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical
  instrument is play#Verb; hence, a melody, a tune#Noun.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To draw the horizontal#Adjective line across the
  upright#Adjective part#Noun (of the letter#Noun (m en t)).
     3 # ''Followed by'' '''out#Adverb''' ''or'' '''through#Adverb''': to
  draw#Verb a line#Noun or lines through (text#Noun) to indicate that it
  is delete#Verb; to cancel#Verb, to strike#Verb or strike out.
     4 # (lb en poetic rare) Of a bell#Noun or clock#Noun: to chime#Verb
  or sound#Verb to indicate (the hour, the time#Noun, etc.).
     5 # (lb en rare) To mark#Verb (something) with lines or stripe#Noun;
  to stripe#Verb.
     6 # (lb en ball games) To hit#Verb or kick#Verb (the ball#Noun) with
  a flowing#Adjective or smooth#Adjective motion#Noun; also, to score#Verb
  (a goal, a point#Noun, etc.) by doing so.
     7 # (lb en rowing)
     8 ## Of a rower or a crew#Noun: to row#Verb at (a rate#Noun of a
  certain number#Noun of (l en stroke strokes movements of the oar#Noun
  oar through water#Noun water) per minute#Noun).
     9 ## To act as the (l en stroke t=rower who is near#Adjective nearest
  the stern#Noun stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar set#Verb
  sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers) of (a boat#Noun or its
  crew).
     10 ##: (ux en to '''stroke''' a boat)
     11 # (lb en swimming) To strike#Verb (the water) with one's arm#Noun
  and leg#Noun when swim#Verb.
     12 # (lb en obsolete) To depict#Verb (something) with a paintbrush.
     13 (lb en intransitive)
     14 # (lb en medicine) ''Chiefly followed by'' '''out''': to suffer
  loss#Noun of brain#Noun function#Noun when the blood supply to the brain
  is suddenly interrupt#Verb; to have a stroke#Noun ''(noun sense 4)''.
     15 # (lb en swimming) To swim by make#Verb coordinated movements with
  the arms and legs.
     n.
     1 An act#Noun of move#Verb one's hand#Noun or an object#Noun along a
  surface#Noun in one#Numeral direction, touch#Verb it lightly; a
  caress#Noun.
     2 (lb en figuratively)
     3 # A gesture#Noun of assurance give#Verb as encouragement;
  specifically (lb en psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a
  (generally positive#Adjective) reaction express#Verb to a person#Noun
  which fulfils their desire#Noun or need#Noun.
     vb.
     1 To move#Verb one's hand#Noun or an object#Noun (such as a
  broom#Noun or brush#Noun) along (a surface#Noun) in one#Numeral
  direction, touch#Verb it lightly; to caress#Verb.
     2 (lb en also figuratively) To bring#Verb (something) to a certain
  condition#Noun by stroking ''(sense 1)''.
     3 (lb en figuratively)
     4 # (lb en especially psychoanalysis) To give#Verb assurance to
  (someone) through encouragement.
     5 # (lb en by extension chiefly US politics) To influence#Verb
  (someone) by convince or flatter#Verb them.
     6 (lb en agriculture) To milk#Verb (a cow#Noun or other animal);
  especially, to squeeze#Verb the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract#Verb
  the last#Adjective bit#Noun of milk#Noun from the udder; to strap#Verb
  (qualifier: dialectal), to strip#Verb.
     7 (lb en masonry) To give#Verb a finely fluted#Adjective surface to
  (stone#Noun) by carve#Verb it with a tool#Noun.
     8 (lb en obsolete)
     9 # To sharpen (a knife#Noun or other cutting#Adjective instrument)
  by hone#Verb or rub#Verb it against a surface.
     10 # (lb en figuratively) To soothe (someone); also, to flatter or
  indulge (someone).

  stroke
     Hungarian n.
     (lb hu medicine) (l en stroke) (gloss: loss of brain function arising
  when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted or a
  particular case of it)
     Middle English alt.
     1 Any striking or hitting motion:
     2 # A strike or hit from a weapon or instrument of torture
     3 # A strike or hit from one's hands or other limbs
     4 # A strike or hit from a tool against an object.
     5 The force of death; the origin or effect of one's demise.
     6 (lb enm Late ME) The feeling of an intense emotion or mood.
     7 (lb enm Late ME) The process of making a striking or hitting
  motion.
     8 A loud sound caused by weather (gloss: e.g. heavy rain)
     9 The result of a striking or hitting motion; a wound.
     10 (lb enm rare) A jerking or pulsing motion (gloss: e.g. a
  heartbeat)
     Middle English n.
     1 Any striking or hitting motion:
     2 # A strike or hit from a weapon or instrument of torture
     3 # A strike or hit from one's hands or other limbs
     4 # A strike or hit from a tool against an object.
     5 The force of death; the origin or effect of one's demise.
     6 (lb enm Late ME) The feeling of an intense emotion or mood.
     7 (lb enm Late ME) The process of making a striking or hitting
  motion.
     8 A loud sound caused by weather (gloss: e.g. heavy rain)
     9 The result of a striking or hitting motion; a wound.
     10 (lb enm rare) A jerking or pulsing motion (gloss: e.g. a
  heartbeat)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm stroken)
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv medicine) a (l en stroke)

  stroke
     Hungarian n.
     (lb hu medicine) (l en stroke) (gloss: loss of brain function arising
  when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted or a
  particular case of it)
     Middle English alt.
     1 Any striking or hitting motion:
     2 # A strike or hit from a weapon or instrument of torture
     3 # A strike or hit from one's hands or other limbs
     4 # A strike or hit from a tool against an object.
     5 The force of death; the origin or effect of one's demise.
     6 (lb enm Late ME) The feeling of an intense emotion or mood.
     7 (lb enm Late ME) The process of making a striking or hitting
  motion.
     8 A loud sound caused by weather (gloss: e.g. heavy rain)
     9 The result of a striking or hitting motion; a wound.
     10 (lb enm rare) A jerking or pulsing motion (gloss: e.g. a
  heartbeat)
     Middle English n.
     1 Any striking or hitting motion:
     2 # A strike or hit from a weapon or instrument of torture
     3 # A strike or hit from one's hands or other limbs
     4 # A strike or hit from a tool against an object.
     5 The force of death; the origin or effect of one's demise.
     6 (lb enm Late ME) The feeling of an intense emotion or mood.
     7 (lb enm Late ME) The process of making a striking or hitting
  motion.
     8 A loud sound caused by weather (gloss: e.g. heavy rain)
     9 The result of a striking or hitting motion; a wound.
     10 (lb enm rare) A jerking or pulsing motion (gloss: e.g. a
  heartbeat)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm stroken)
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv medicine) a (l en stroke)

  stroke
     Englanti n.
     1 isku, lyönti
     2 (yksittäinen) silitys, hyväily
     3 kellonlyömä
     4 (männän) isku
     5 salamanisku
     6 (yhteys grafiikka k=fi) viiva; (kiinalaisten merkkien) veto;
  siveltimenveto
     7 (''etenkin brittienglannissa'') vinoviiva, kauttaviiva
     8 (yhteys uinti k=fi) veto; uintitapa
     9 (yhteys soutaminen k=fi) veto
     10 (yhteys lääketiede k=en) aivoinfarkti, aivohalvaus,
  halvauskohtaus; kohtaus
     11 (yhteys urheilu k=fi) amerikkalaisessa vapaapainissa kehän
  ulkopuoliset otteluihin vaikuttavat asiat
     12 (yhteys urheilu k=fi) osaus
     13 poikkiviiva
     Englanti vb.
     1 silittää, hivellä
     2 sivellä
     3 (yhteys urheilu k=en) lyödä

  stroke
     n.
     (tagg: medicin) slaganfall, hjärnblödning

  stroke
     n.
     (tagg: medicin) slaganfall, hjärnblödning

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  1. apopleksie, beroerte
  2. aai

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  apopleksie, beroerte

  Stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  الضربة

  stroke //stɹoʊk// //stɹəʊk// 
  1. удар 2.
  (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
   3.
  (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
  2. у́дар
  act of hitting
  3. щрих
  line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
  4. припадък
  loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
  5. загребване 2.
  movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
   3.
  specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
  6. усилие
  powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; something accomplished by such an effort
  7. загребни
  rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; position in the boat occupied by this rower
  8. ход
  single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
  9. отделно движение
  single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
  10. мазка
  streak made with a brush
  11. галене, милване
  act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly

  stroke //stɹoʊk// //stɹəʊk// 
  галя, гла́дя, погла́дя
  to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  mrtvice

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  pohlazení

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  takt

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  zdvih

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  vtip

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  styl

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  nápad

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  doba

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  manévr

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  opatření

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  tah

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  úder

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/ 
  hlazení

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  rána

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/ 
  hladit

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/ 
  llofelu 

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/ 
  trawiad 

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  Anschlag 
           Note: Schreibmaschine
        "180 strokes a minute"  - 180 Anschläge pro Minute
   see: strokes
  
           Note: typewriter

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  Anschlag  [mus.]
           Note: Gitarre
   see: free stroke, rest stroke
  
           Note: guitar

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  Aphasie , Sprachstörung  [med.]
     Synonym: aphasia
  
   see: receptive aphasia, fluent aphasia, sensory aphasia
  

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  Hub  [auto]
           Note: eines Kolbens
   see: strokes
  
           Note: of a piston

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  Hub 
     Synonym: upstroke
  
   see: upstrokes, strokes
  

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  Schlag , Hieb  [mil.]
           Note: mit einem Gegenstand
        "He cried out at each stroke of the whip."  - Er schrie bei jedem Peitschenhieb auf.
        "The punishment was ten strokes of the cane."  - Die Bestrafung bestand aus zehn Stockschlägen.
     Synonym: dint
  
   see: strokes, dints
  

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  Schlag  [sport]
           Note: Schlagsport
        "She won the golf competition by four strokes."  - Sie gewann das Golfturnier mit vier Schlägen.
   see: strokes, overhead stroke
  
           Note: stroke sports

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
   [apoplectic] Schlaganfall , Gehirnschlag , Hirnschlag , Hirninfarkt , Gehirninfarkt , Schlagfluss , zerebrale Apoplexie , Apoplex  [ugs.] , apoplektischer Insult  [med.]
           Note: Apoplexia cerebri
     Synonyms: cerebrovascular accident, cerebral apoplexy, cerebral infarction, cerebral infarct
  
   see: strokes, cerebrovascular accidents, cerebral apoplexies, cerebral infarctions, cerebral infarcts, strokelet, acute stroke, bulbar apoplexy, pseudoapoplexy
  

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  Streich , Schlag , Strich 

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  Zug 
           Note: beim Schwimmen

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  
  εγκεφαλικό, χαϊδεύω, χαιδεύω, χτύπημα, θωπεύω

  stroke //stɹoʊk// //stɹəʊk// 
  1. lyönti 2.
  (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
   3.
  (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
   4.
  (cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat
  2. stroke
  (squash) point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent
  3. lyönti, isku
  act of hitting
  4. isku
  act of striking with a weapon
  5. purkaus
  individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage
  6. veto 2.
  line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
   3.
  movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
   4.
  streak made with a brush
  7. piirto, veto
  line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
  8. aivohalvaus, aivoinfarkti
  loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
  9. isku, siivenisku, veto
  one of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished
  10. neronleimaus, veto
  powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; something accomplished by such an effort
  11. ykkössoutaja
  rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; position in the boat occupied by this rower
  12. tahti
  single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
  13. isku, veto
  single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
  14. uintityyli, veto
  specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
  15. lyönti, kellonlyömä
  time when a strike of a clock occurs
  16. silitys
  act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly

  stroke //stɹoʊk// //stɹəʊk// 
  1. pyyhkäistä
  to hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so
  2. silittää, sivellä, pyyhkiä
  to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly

  stroke /strouk/
  1. apoplexie
  2. caresser
  3. caresse
  4. raie, rayure

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/ 
  1. मारना
        "Students who create fuss in class are stroked by teacher."
  2. सहलाना
        "The master stroked his pet dog.  "

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/ 
  1. मार
        "Strokes played by Martina mings are exciting."
  2. प्रहार
        "His punishment was six strokes of the cane."
  3. घसीट
        "The student's name removed from the register with the stroke of a pen."
  4. टन-टन
        "At the first stroke it will be 9'o clock."
  5. तैरते अथवा नाँव खेते समय की हरकत
        "For me free style is best stroke in swimming."
  6. हल्का स्पर्श
        "He gave his pet dog a stroke."
  7. कामयाब घटना
        "It is a sheer stroke of luck that he arrived just when I needed him."
  8. दौरा
        "The stroke made him deaf."

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  milovati, moždani udar, pomilovati, potez, potez kistom, udarac

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  1. cirógatás
  2. erôfeszítés
  3. löket
  4. simogatás
  5. felvillanás (gondolaté)
  6. leütés
  7. vezérevezôs
  8. ütem
  9. rázás
  10. ecsetvonás
  11. felütés
  12. roham
  13. váratlan helyzet
  14. ütés
  15. csapás
  16. karcsapás
  17. hûdés
  18. vonás
  19. lökés
  20. kedvezô helyzet
  21. szélhûdés
  22. kartempó
  23. erôkifejtés
  24. tempó
  25. simítás

  stroke //stɹoʊk// //stɹəʊk// 
  strok
  loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  1. apoplessia
  2. accarezzare

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  apoplessia

  stroke //stɹoʊk// //stɹəʊk// 
  1. 劃, 画, 筆画
  line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
  2. 脳梗塞
  loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted

  stroke //stɹoʊk// //stɹəʊk// 
  なでる, 撫でる
  to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly

  stroke /strouk/
  1. apoplexia
  2. admulcere, adulare

  stroke /strouk/
  1. beroerte
  2. aaien, aanhalen, liefkozen, strelen
  3. aai, aanhaling, liefkozing, streling
  4. haal, schrap, schreef, streek, streep
  5. ophaal

  stroke //stɹoʊk// //stɹəʊk// 
  1. slag 2.
  (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
   3.
  (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
   4.
  act of hitting
   5.
  act of striking with a weapon
   6.
  loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
   7.
  single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
   8.
  time when a strike of a clock occurs
  2. tak
  movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made

  stroke /strəʊk/
  I.    głaskać, gładzić
  II.   1.  porażenie  [wylew]
   2.  [pędzla, pióra]  linia, pociągnięcie
   3.  [zegara, ramion]  uderzenie
   4.  [pływacki]  styl
   5.  *at a/in one* stroke ([:at :a| :in :one] :stroke)
   - za jednym zamachem

  stroke /strouk/
  1. golpe
  2. carícia
  3. risca, risco, traço
  4. apoplexia, derrame cerebral, acidente vascular cerebral
  5. acariciar, afagar, mimosear

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  1. lovitură
  2. trasătură de linie

  stroke /strouk/
  1. apoplejía
  2. acariciar
  3. caricia

  stroke /stroukɔfæpəpleksiː/
  apoplejía

  stroke //stɹoʊk// //stɹəʊk// 
  1. slag 2.
  (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
   3.
  (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
   4.
  act of hitting
   5.
  (cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat
   6.
  single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
  2. hugg, slag
  act of striking with a weapon
  3. streck
  line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
  4. streck, drag
  line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
  5. slaganfall, stroke, slag
  loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
  6. tag, årtag
  movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
  7. hugg, drag, slag
  single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
  8. simtag, tag
  specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
  9. drag
  streak made with a brush
  10. slag, klockslag
  time when a strike of a clock occurs
  11. strykning
  act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly

  stroke //stɹoʊk// //stɹəʊk// 
  1. slå
  to hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so
  2. stryka
  to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly

  stroke /stɹˈəʊk/
  1. vuruş, darbe
  2. vuruş tesiri
  3. darbe tesiri yapan şey
  4. inme
  5. ani bir gayretle yapılan şey
  6. vuruş sesi
  7. çarpma
  8. kürek çekme tarzı
  9. hamlacı
  10. bölme işareti
  11. kalem vuruşu
  12. okşama
  13. (psik.) manevi okşama
  14. yüzme çeşidi
  15. okşamak
  16. kürekçilere hareket işareti vermek
  17. vurmak. strokesman  stroke oar hamlacı. stokingly  okşayarak.

  stroke /strˈuːkə/ 
  Schlaganfall
  slaganfall, hjärnblödning

  stroke /strˈuːkə/ 
  脳卒中
  slaganfall, hjärnblödning

  stroke /strˈuːkə/ 
  apoplexia
  slaganfall, hjärnblödning

  stroke /strˈuːkə/ 
  апоплексия
  slaganfall, hjärnblödning

  
/ˈstɹoʊk/

  496 Moby Thesaurus words for "stroke":
     Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, abuse,
     access, accomplished fact, accomplishment, ache, achievement,
     aching, act, acta, action, activated epilepsy, ad hoc measure,
     adventure, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy, aneurysm, angina,
     angina pectoris, answer, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis,
     apoplectic stroke, apoplexy, approach, arrest, arrhythmia,
     arteriosclerosis, artifice, assay, atherosclerosis,
     atrial fibrillation, attack, attempt, auricular fibrillation,
     autonomic epilepsy, band, bang, bar, bash, bat, beat, beating,
     belt, beriberi heart, bid, biff, bit, blarney, bleed, bleed white,
     blockage, blow, bonk, breakup, breath, brush, butter, butter up,
     cardiac arrest, cardiac epilepsy, cardiac insufficiency,
     cardiac shock, cardiac stenosis, cardiac thrombosis, carditis,
     caress, cataclysm, catalepsy, cataplexy, chop, climax, clip,
     clonic spasm, clonus, clout, clump, congenital heart disease,
     contact, contrivance, convulsion, cor biloculare, cor juvenum,
     cor triatriatum, coronary, coronary insufficiency,
     coronary thrombosis, cortical epilepsy, countermove, coup,
     course of action, crack, cramp, cross-hatching, cursive epilepsy,
     cut, cutaneous sense, dash, dealings, deed, delineation, demarche,
     device, diagonal, diastolic hypertension, diastrophism, dig, dint,
     diplegia, dirty work, disaster, distress, diurnal epilepsy, dodge,
     doing, doings, dolor, donkeywork, dotted line, drain, drub,
     drubbing, drudgery, drumming, eclampsia, effort, embolism,
     employment, encased heart, endeavor, endocarditis, enterprise,
     epilepsia, epilepsia gravior, epilepsia major, epilepsia minor,
     epilepsia mitior, epilepsia nutans, epilepsia tarda, epilepsy,
     epitasis, essay, example, expedient, experiment, exploit,
     extrasystole, fag, fait accompli, falling sickness, fatigue,
     fatty heart, feat, feel, feel up, feeling, fibroid heart,
     fingertip caress, fit, flash, flask-shaped heart, flick, fling,
     flourish, focal epilepsy, fondle, frenzy, frictionize,
     frosted heart, fusillade, gambit, gest, gesture, get around,
     gimmick, glance, go, grand mal, graze, grief, grind, grip, hachure,
     hairline, hairy heart, half a jiffy, half a mo, half a second,
     half a shake, hand, hand-mindedness, handiwork, handwork,
     happening, hatching, haute mal, heart attack, heart block,
     heart condition, heart disease, heart failure, hemiplegia,
     high blood pressure, hint, hit, honey, hurt, hypertension,
     hypertensive heart disease, hysterical epilepsy, ictus, ill-use,
     impose upon, improvisation, industry, infantile paralysis, injury,
     instant, iota, ischemic heart disease, jab, jiff, jiffy, job,
     jolly, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, kid along, kiss, knead,
     knock, labor, lambency, lap, larval epilepsy, laryngeal epilepsy,
     laryngospasm, last expedient, last resort, last shift,
     latent epilepsy, lay it on, lesion, lick, lick of work,
     light touch, line, lineation, lockjaw, make use of, makeshift,
     maneuver, manipulate, manual labor, mark, massage, matter,
     matutinal epilepsy, means, measure, menstrual epilepsy,
     microsecond, milk, millisecond, minute, misuse,
     mitral insufficiency, mitral stenosis, moil, moment, motion, move,
     movement, musicogenic epilepsy, myocardial infarction,
     myocardial insufficiency, myocarditis, myoclonous epilepsy,
     myovascular insufficiency, nasty blow, nocturnal epilepsy, nose,
     nuzzle, occlusion, occurrence, offer, oil, operation, orgasm,
     overdo it, overt act, overthrow, ox heart, pain, palpitation,
     palsy, pang, paralysis, paralytic stroke, paraplegia, paresis,
     paroxysm, paroxysmal tachycardia, passage, passion, pat, pelt,
     performance, pericarditis, pet, petit mal, physiologic epilepsy,
     pile, pis aller, play on, play up to, plunk, poke, polio,
     poliomyelitis, pound, premature beat, presume upon, proceeding,
     production, pseudoaortic insufficiency, psychic epilepsy,
     psychomotor epilepsy, pulmonary insufficiency, pulmonary stenosis,
     pulsation, pulse, punch, quake, rap, rat race, reflex epilepsy,
     res gestae, resort, resource, rheumatic heart disease, rotatoria,
     round heart, rub, rub against, rub down, rub noses, sclerosis,
     score, scrap, scut work, sec, second, seizure, sense of touch,
     sensory epilepsy, sensory paralysis, serial epilepsy,
     sexual climax, shake, shake-up, shift, shock, shot, slam, slash,
     slavery, slog, slug, smack, smash, soap, sock, soft-soap,
     soften up, solution, soothe, sore, sore spot, spadework, spasm,
     splash, split second, stab, step, stitch, stony heart, stopgap,
     stoppage, stratagem, streak, streaking, stress, stress of life,
     striation, strike, string along, strip, stripe, striping,
     stroke of policy, stroke of work, strong bid, stunt, sublineation,
     suck dry, suffering, suggestion, swat, sweat, swing, swipe,
     tachycardia, tactic, tactile sense, taction, take advantage of,
     tap, tardy epilepsy, task, tattoo, temblor, temporary expedient,
     tender spot, tentative, tentative poke, tetanus, tetany, thing,
     thing done, throb, throes, thromboembolism, thrombosis, thump,
     thwack, tick, tidal wave, tiresome work, toil, tonic epilepsy,
     tonic spasm, torsion spasm, touch, tour de force, transaction,
     traumatic epilepsy, travail, treadmill, trial, trial and error,
     trice, trick, tricuspid insufficiency, tricuspid stenosis, trismus,
     trump, try, tsunami, turn, turtle heart, twink, twinkle, twinkling,
     twitch, two shakes, ucinate epilepsy, underline, underlining,
     underscore, underscoring, undertaking, upheaval, use, use ill,
     varicose veins, varix, ventricular fibrillation, virgule,
     visitation, wallop, whack, whisper, whop, wink, work, work on,
     work upon, working hypothesis, working proposition, works, wound,
     wrench, yerk
  
  

  n. 笔划,打,中风;
  v. 划尾桨,抚;

     n. 笔划,打,中风,抚,摩,冲程
     vt. 划尾桨,抚,摩,划短横,划去
     n. 笔划