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- Definition
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- stroke :(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 requires good balance and tempo|he left me an almost impossible shot
- stroke :touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
- He stroked his long beard
- stroke :treat gingerly or carefully
- You have to stroke the boss
- stroke :(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
- Nicklaus won by three strokes
- stroke :anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- winning the lottery was a happy accident|the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck|it was due to an accident or fortuity
- stroke :a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- she applied the paint in careful strokes
- stroke :the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- stroke :strike a ball with a smooth blow