What is the meaning of stroke?

noun

• Sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand. (
  • usage: "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
  • synonyms: shot
• The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam.
  • synonyms: throw, cam stroke
• 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
• A light touch.
• A light touch with the hands.
  • synonyms: stroking
• Golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club. (
  • usage: "Nicklaus won by three strokes"
• The oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew.
• Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.
  • usage: "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
  • synonyms: accident, fortuity, chance event
• A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.
  • synonyms: solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, separatrix
• A mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush.
  • usage: "she applied the paint in careful strokes"
• Any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing.
• A single complete movement.

verb

• Touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions.
  • usage: "He stroked his long beard"
• Strike a ball with a smooth blow.
• Row at a particular rate.
• Treat gingerly or carefully.
  • usage: "You have to stroke the boss"