stroke
n 1: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a
club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "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: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of
information [syn: {solidus}, {slash}, {virgule}, {diagonal},
{separatrix}]
7: a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)
8: any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used
for locomotion in swimming or rowing
9: 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: be or act as the stroke
4: treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"