7 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Split shot \Split shot\ or stroke \stroke\ .
In croquet, etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in
different directions one's own and the opponent's ball placed
in contact
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stroke \Stroke\, obs. imp. of {Strike}.
Struck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stroke \Stroke\, n. [OE. strok, strook, strak, fr striken. See
{Strike}, v. t.]
1. The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a
violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or
with an instrument or weapon.
His hand fetcheth a stroke with the ax to cut down
the tree. --Deut. xix.
5.
A fool's lips enter into contention and his mouth
calleth for strokes. --Prov. xviii.
6.
He entered and won the whole kingdom of Naples
without striking a stroke. --Bacon.
2. The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction;
soreness.
In the day that Lord bindeth up the breach of his
people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
--Isa. xxx.
26.
3. The striking of the clock to tell the hour.
Well but what's o'clock? - Upon the stroke of ten
-- Well let is strike. --Shak.
4. A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something a
stroking. --Dryden.
5. A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line the touch
of a pen or pencil; as an up stroke; a firm stroke.
O, lasting as those colors may they shine, Free as
thy stroke, yet faultless as thy line --Pope.
6. Hence by extension, an addition or amandment to a written
composition; a touch; as to give some finishing strokes
to an essay. --Addison.
7. A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a
severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a
sudden one as a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
At this one stroke the man looked dead in law.
--Harte.
8. A throb or beat as of the heart. --Tennyson.
9. One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting
medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is
accomplished; as the stroke of a bird's wing in flying,
or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.; also:
(Rowing)
a The rate of succession of stroke; as a quick stroke.
b The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the
other oars are guided; -- called also {stroke oar}.
c The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
10. A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done
produced, or accomplished; also something done or
accomplished by such an effort; as a stroke of genius; a
stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
11. (Mach.) The movement, in either direction, of the piston
plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam
engine or a pump, in which these parts have a
reciprocating motion; as the forward stroke of a piston;
also the entire distance passed through as by a piston,
in such a movement; as the piston is at half stroke.
Note: The respective strokes are distinguished as up and down
strokes, outward and inward strokes, forward and back
strokes, the forward stroke in stationary steam engines
being toward the crosshead, but in locomotives toward
the front of the vehicle.
12. Power; influence. [Obs.] ``Where money beareth [hath] all
the stroke.'' --Robynson (More's Utopia).
He has a great stroke with the reader. --Dryden.
13. Appetite. [Obs.] --Swift.
{To keep stroke}, to make strokes in unison.
The oars where silver, Which to the tune of flutes
kept stroke. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stroke \Stroke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strokeed}; p. pr & vb n.
{Strokeing}.] [OE. stroken, straken, AS str[=a]cian, fr
str[=i]can to go over pass. See {Strike}, v. t., and cf
{Straggle}.]
1. To strike. [Obs.]
Ye mote with the plat sword again Stroken him in the
wound, and it will close --Chaucer.
2. To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the
hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or
tenderness; to caress; to soothe.
He dried the falling drops, and yet more kind He
stroked her cheeks. --Dryden.
3. To make smooth by rubbing. --Longfellow.
4. (Masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to
5. To row the stroke oar of as to stroke a boat.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
stroke
n 1: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a
club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "a good shot
require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost
impossible shot" [syn: {shot}]
2: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating
piece by a cam [syn: {throw}, {cam stroke}]
3: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or
occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the
brain [syn: {apoplexy}, {cerebrovascular accident}, {CVA}]
4: a light touch
5: a light touch with the hands [syn: {stroking}]
6: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of
information [syn: {solidus}, {slash}, {virgule}, {diagonal},
{separatrix}]
7: a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)
8: any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used
for locomotion in swimming or rowing
9: a single complete movement
v 1: touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He
stroked his long beard" [syn: {fondle}]
2: strike a ball with a smooth blow
3: be or act as the stroke
4: treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
stroke n. Common name for the slant (`/', ASCII 0101111)
character. See {ASCII} for other synonyms.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
stroke
The oblique stroke character, "/", ASCII 47.
See {ASCII} for other synonyms.
[{Jargon File}]
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