Definition of stroke

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Strode () imp. of Stride.

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Throw :: Throw (n.) A stroke; a blow.
Paddle :: Paddle (v. t.) To pat or stroke amorously, or gently..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) Power; influence.
Fit :: Fit (n.) A stroke or blow.
Lick :: Lick (n.) A slap; a quick stroke.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To strike with a long stroke.
Guillotine :: Guillotine (n.) A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim..
By-stroke :: By-stroke (n.) An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
Wipe :: Wipe (n.) A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.
Thud :: Thud (n.) A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth..
Insolation :: Insolation (n.) A sunstroke.
Beat :: Beat (n.) A stroke; a blow.
Pat :: Pat (v. t.) To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog..
Flip-flap :: Flip-flap (n.) The repeated stroke of something long and loose.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint..
Uncial :: Uncial (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) 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..
Hit :: Hit (v. t.) To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at)..
Cloy :: Cloy (v. t.) To stroke with a claw.
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