stroke

noun

1. 1

   a light touch with the hands

2. 2

   a single complete movement

3. 3

   (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

4. 4

   any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

5. 5

   a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

   she applied the paint in careful strokes

6. 6

   a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

7. 7

   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

8. 8

   the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

9. 9

   a light touch

10. 10

    the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

11. 11

    (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

    Nicklaus won by three strokes

12. 12

    a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain