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Word: Stroke
Speech Type: Verb
Old English strācian ‘caress lightly’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek ‘a stroke’, German streichen ‘to stroke’, also to strike. The earliest noun sense ‘blow’ is first recorded in Middle English
strəʊk
move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress
Short Definition:move one's hand with gentle pressure over surface
Examples:- he put his hand on her hair and stroked it
act as the stroke of (a boat or crew)
Short Definition:act as stroke of
Examples:- he stroked the coxed four to victory
hit or kick (a ball) smoothly and deliberately
Short Definition:hit or kick ball smoothly
Examples:- Markwick stroked the ball home
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