DICTOMETER

HJERNESLAG (Norwegian for "stroke")

(stroke, apoplejía)

1. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Throw
   • Stroke
   • Cam stroke
   Definitions:
   • the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   • Apoplexy
   • Cerebrovascular accident
   • CVA
   Definitions:
   • a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   Definitions:
   • a light touch
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   • Stroking
   Definitions:
   • a light touch with the hands
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   Definitions:
   • (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
   Examples:
   • Nicklaus won by three strokes
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   Definitions:
   • the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Accident
   • Stroke
   • Fortuity
   • Chance event
   Definitions:
   • anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
   Examples:
   • Winning the lottery was a happy accident
   • The pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
   • It was due to an accident or fortuity
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Solidus
   • Slash
   • Virgule
   • Diagonal
   • Stroke
   • Separatrix
   Definitions:
   • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Stroke
    Definitions:
    • a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
    Examples:
    • She applied the paint in careful strokes
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Stroke
    Definitions:
    • any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Stroke
    Definitions:
    • a single complete movement
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   Definitions:
   • touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
   Examples:
   • He stroked his long beard
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   Definitions:
   • strike a ball with a smooth blow
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   Definitions:
   • row at a particular rate
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   Definitions:
   • treat gingerly or carefully
   Examples:
   • You have to stroke the boss