stroke

noun

1.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Derived from:
stroke
2.
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
3.
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
4.
a light touch
Derived from:
stroke
5.
a light touch with the hands
Derived from:
stroke
6.
(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
7.
the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
Derived from:
stroke
8.
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
9.
a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
10.
a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
11.
any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
12.
a single complete movement