"stroke" meaning in English

See stroke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /strəʊk/ [UK], /stroʊk/ [US] Audio: en-us-stroke.ogg [US], en-au-stroke.ogg [Australia] Forms: stroke [singular], strokes [plural]
enPR: strōk [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stroke is when blood stops coming into your brain.
    Sense id: simple-stroke-en-noun-RzoVCvqB Categories (other): Medicine
  2. A stroke is an action of hitting something lightly.
    Sense id: simple-stroke-en-noun-PctjdG9r
  3. A stroke is the person who sets the speed in a rowing crew.
    Sense id: simple-stroke-en-noun-uaQFo8tL
  4. A stroke is something that happens without warning.
    Sense id: simple-stroke-en-noun-B19j0iwu

Verb

IPA: /strəʊk/ [UK], /stroʊk/ [US] Audio: en-us-stroke.ogg [US], en-au-stroke.ogg [Australia] Forms: stroke [canonical], strokes [third-person, singular], stroked [past], stroked [past, participle], stroking [present, participle]
enPR: strōk [US] Head templates: {{verb|strok|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you stroke something, you touch something with the hand, and move your hand gently up it.
    Sense id: simple-stroke-en-verb-s-EVw0qZ
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          "text": "After years of training he was made stroke in the Oxford University crew."
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        {
          "text": "She had a stroke of good luck playing cards and won 20 dollars."
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