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stroke noun

  /stɹoʊk/ , /stɹəʊk/ , /stɹʌok/ , /stɾʌok/
  • A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
  • (tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
  • (technology) A single movement or thrust of a reciprocating device (such as a piston or connecting rod); the length of this movement.
 slag
  • (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.
 slag, streek
  • An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
 klap
  • (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.
 beroerte
  • 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.
 haal, slag
  • (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.
 klokslag, streek
  • A single movement of a paintbrush, chisel, pen, pencil, or similar implement; a line or mark made by such an implement.
 streek

stroke verb

  /stɹoʊk/ , /stɹəʊk/ , /stɹʌok/ , /stɾʌok/
  • 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.
 aaien, strelen, strijken

stroke noun

  /stɹoʊk/ , /stɹəʊk/ , /stɹʌok/ , /stɾʌok/
  • An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
 aaien
heat stroke
zonnesteek
butterfly stroke
vlinderslag
four-stroke engine
viertaktmotor
two-stroke engine
tweetaktmotor
stroke of luck
gelukstreffer, gelukkige toeval
pedal stroke
pedaaltred
fraction stroke
breukstreep
double stroke
dubbelslag
stroke of brush
penseelstreek
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