Definition of stroke

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Stroke (v. t.) The striking of the clock to tell the hour.

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Rasp :: Rasp (v.) A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file..
Clap :: Clap (n.) A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow..
Slur :: Slur (n.) A mark, thus [/ or /], connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a bow; a tie; a sign of legato..
Buffet :: Buffet (v. i.) A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To strike.
Lick :: Lick (v.) A stroke of the tongue in licking.
By-stroke :: By-stroke (n.) An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
Chopping :: Chopping (n.) Act of cutting by strokes.
Sun-struck :: Sunstroke (n.) Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil..
Lick :: Lick (n.) A slap; a quick stroke.
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay..
Swap :: Swap (n.) A blow; a stroke.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To strike with a long stroke.
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) Power; influence.
Golf :: Golf (n.) A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.
Pat :: Pat (v. t.) To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog..
Recovery :: Recovery (n.) In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke..
Wheal :: Wheal (n.) A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale..
Strokesman :: Stroker (n.) One who strokes; also, one who pretends to cure by stroking..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) 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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