stroke
n//stɹoʊk//slag, hugg, drag, streck, strykning, sim, simsätt, simtag, tag, årtag, slaganfall, stroke, klockslag, slå, stryka
(tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
(technology) A single movement or thrust of a reciprocating device (such as a piston or connecting rod); the length of this movement.
A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
The movement of an oar or paddle through water: either the cycle of movement as a whole, or the propelling phase (as opposed to the return); the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
(by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
A single movement of a paintbrush, chisel, pen, pencil, or similar implement; a line or mark made by such an implement.
(music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
(ball games) To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.