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Strokes
/stɹəʊks/
An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).
📖 Definitions of "Strokes"
noun
- 1
An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).
"She gave the cat a stroke."
- 2
A blow or hit.
"a stroke on the chin"
- 3
A single movement with a tool.
- 4
One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
"the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or of an oar in rowing"
verb
- 1
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.
- 2
To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
- 3
To give a finely fluted surface to.
- 4
To row the stroke oar of.
"to stroke a boat"
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