stroke

[US]/strəʊk/
[UK]/stroʊk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a movement of a swimmer's or rower's arm in the water
vt. to run one's hand lightly over the surface of something

Phrases & Collocations

one stroke

on the stroke

long stroke

heat stroke

lightning stroke

at one stroke

stroke unit

at a stroke

vertical stroke

two stroke

brush stroke

stroke play

stroke control

stroke length

breast stroke

stroke volume

stroke order

short stroke

return stroke

Example Sentences

at the stroke of midnight.

a stroke of lightning.

a stroke of genius.

the stroke of a pendulum.

a stroke of luck; a stroke of misfortune.

a fortunate stroke of serendipity.

a lot of people confuse a stroke with a heart attack.

Markwick stroked the ball home.

he arrived on the stroke of two.

stroked out the last sentence.

up two strokes in golf.

He stroked the baby's head.

By a stroke of fortune, he won the competition.

He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.

He broke the lock with one stroke of the hammer.

Can you do back stroke?

She arrived on the stroke of six.

She had a stroke and was unable to walk again.

The girl stroked the cat.

Jim stroked his beard reflectively.

Real-world Examples

Now pivot as you deliver the stroke.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Line by line, stroke by stroke, color by color.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

That's when Karchem experienced a stroke while driving.

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

Scientists have speculated that anticoagulants may prevent dementia because they inhibit microscopic strokes.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2017

So, I will not take an extra stroke.

Source: Selected Romantic Wolves of the Jungle

What to do if someone has a stroke?

Source: Daily Life Medical Science Popularization

It might be a stroke! I smell toast!

Source: The Best Mom

How she purrs when you stroke her back!

Source: British Students' Science Reader

But we will get all strokes off his game.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

" Say, did you hear about Jimmy? He had a stroke."

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

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