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a light touch with the hands row at a particular rate strike a ball with a smooth blow treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss" a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew a light touch a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing) any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" a single complete movement touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard" the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information |
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