stroke
Definition
- n. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- n. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
- n. a light touch
- n. a light touch with the hands
Word forms
- Past tense
- stroked
- Present participle
- stroking
- Third person singular
- strokes
- Past participle
- stroked
Example sentences
n.
The artist carefully added each stroke to the painting to create a beautiful scene.
vt.
She stroked the cat gently, and it purred happily.
n.
In calligraphy, each stroke must be precise to achieve a beautiful letter.