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| n. (act) | 1. caress | a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it).; "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face" |
| ~ stroking, stroke | a light touch with the hands. |
| v. (contact) | 2. caress, fondle | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner.; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" |
| ~ paw | touch clumsily.; "The man tried to paw her" |
| ~ grope | fondle for sexual pleasure.; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly" |
| ~ dandle | pet.; "the grandfather dandled the small child" |
| ~ stroke | touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions.; "He stroked his long beard" |
| ~ pet | stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking. |
| ~ pat, chuck | pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin. |
| ~ nuzzle, nose | rub noses. |
| ~ pet | stroke or caress gently.; "pet the lamb" |
| ~ tickle | touch or stroke lightly.; "The grass tickled her calves" |
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| n. (act) | 1. shot, stroke | (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 requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" |
| ~ follow-through | the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion.; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through" |
| ~ break | the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool. |
| ~ carom, cannon | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other. |
| ~ masse, masse shot | a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball. |
| ~ miscue | a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ maneuver, manoeuvre, play | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill.; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" |
| ~ undercut, cut | (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball.; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" |
| ~ swipe | a sweeping stroke or blow. |
| ~ tennis shot, tennis stroke | the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket. |
| ~ baseball swing, swing, cut | in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball.; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" |
| ~ golf shot, golf stroke, swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it. |
| n. (event) | 2. cam stroke, stroke, throw | the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam. |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| ~ instroke | the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft. |
| ~ outstroke | the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft. |
| n. (state) | 3. apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, cva, stroke | a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain. |
| ~ attack | a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition.; "an attack of diarrhea" |
| ~ ischaemic stroke, ischemic stroke | the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel). |
| ~ haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke | stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. |
| ~ cerebral hemorrhage | bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain. |
| n. (event) | 4. stroke | a light touch. |
| ~ touch, touching | the event of something coming in contact with the body.; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air" |
| n. (act) | 5. stroke, stroking | a light touch with the hands. |
| ~ touching, touch | the act of putting two things together with no space between them.; "at his touch the room filled with lights" |
| ~ caress | a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it).; "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face" |
| n. (quantity) | 6. stroke | (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club.; "Nicklaus won by three strokes" |
| ~ golf, golf game | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes. |
| ~ score | a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.; "the score was 7 to 0" |
| n. (person) | 7. stroke | the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew. |
| ~ oarsman, rower | someone who rows a boat. |
| n. (event) | 8. accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ hap | an accidental happening.; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life" |
| ~ happy chance, break, good luck | an unexpected piece of good luck.; "he finally got his big break" |
| ~ coincidence, happenstance | an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental. |
| ~ lottery | something that is regarded as a chance event.; "the election was just a lottery to them" |
| n. (communication) | 9. diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule | a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information. |
| ~ punctuation mark, punctuation | the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases. |
| n. (communication) | 10. stroke | a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush.; "she applied the paint in careful strokes" |
| ~ print, mark | a visible indication made on a surface.; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" |
| ~ downstroke | a stroke normally made in a downward direction. |
| ~ upstroke | a stroke normally made in an upward direction. |
| ~ flick | a short stroke. |
| ~ underline, underscore | a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter). |
| n. (act) | 11. stroke | any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing. |
| ~ locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement. |
| ~ swimming stroke | a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward. |
| n. (act) | 12. stroke | a single complete movement. |
| ~ movement, motility, motion, move | a change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
| ~ key stroke, keystroke | the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard.; "the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work" |
| ~ beat | a stroke or blow.; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe" |
| ~ bow | a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments. |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 13. stroke | touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions.; "He stroked his long beard" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ caress, fondle | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner.; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" |
| ~ lap, lick | pass the tongue over.; "the dog licked her hand" |
| v. (competition) | 14. stroke | strike a ball with a smooth blow. |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| v. (competition) | 15. stroke | row at a particular rate. |
| ~ row | propel with oars.; "row the boat across the lake" |
| v. (communication) | 16. stroke | treat gingerly or carefully.; "You have to stroke the boss" |
| ~ blandish, flatter | praise somewhat dishonestly. |
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