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stroke [n]

1)	(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 require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

Synonyms :

shot

See Also:

maneuver athletics follow-through break cannon masse miscue cut swipe tennis_shot baseball_swing golf_shot

2)	the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

Synonyms :

cam_stroke throw

See Also:

motion instroke outstroke

3)	a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

Synonyms :

apoplexy cerebrovascular_accident cva

4)	a light touch

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touch fondle

5)	a light touch with the hands

Synonyms :

stroking

See Also:

touch fondle caress

6)	the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

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oarsman

7)	a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

Synonyms :

diagonal separatrix slash solidus virgule

See Also:

punctuation

8)	a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)

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mark downstroke upstroke underline

9)	any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

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locomotion swimming_stroke

10)

a single complete movement

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motility beat bow blow

stroke [v]

1)	touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"

Synonyms :

fondle

See Also:

caress caressing lap

2)	strike a ball with a smooth blow

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hit shot

3)	row at a particular rate

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row

4)	treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"

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blandish

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

The oblique stroke character, "/", ASCII 47.

See ASCII for other synonyms.

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