stroke
noun
/stɹoʊk/
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/stɹəʊk/
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- (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.
- (tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
- A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
- An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
- (medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
- (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.
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slag
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- The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
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tak
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