STROKE
\stɹˈə͡ʊk], \stɹˈəʊk], \s_t_ɹ_ˈəʊ_k]\
Definitions of STROKE
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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1. A blow; hence a sudden attack, as a sunstroke, a paralytic or apoplectic stroke. 2. A pulsation. 3. To pass the hand or any instrument gently over a surface. 4. A gliding movement over a surface, a stroking.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To pass the hand over gently.
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A light caressing movement; a stroking.
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The act or movement of striking; a blow; recurrent movement, as of oars or a piston.
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A disaster; attack of disease.
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A feat; coup.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A blow; the striking of one body against another; a hostile blow or attack; a sudden attack of disease or affliction; calamity; the sound of a clock; the touch of a pencil; a touch; a masterly effort; an effort suddenly or unexpectedly produced; series of operations; a dash in writing or printing; a line; the sweep of an oar.
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To rub gently with the hand by way of expressing kindness; to soothe; to rub gently in one direction; to make smooth.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A blow; any sudden or fatal attack, as of disease; a touch; a dash; a masterly effort; the touch of a pencil; the sweep of an oar; the upward and downward motion of the piston of a steam-engine.
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To rub gently in one direction; to graze or touch lightly; to soothe; to smooth.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. A blow : the striking of one body against another ;-a hostile blow or attack ; - a sudden attack of disease or affliction ; calamity ; - fatal attack ;-the sound of the clock ; -a dash in writing or printing ; the touch of a pen or pencil ;-a masterly effort ;-an effect suddenly or unexpectedly produced ; a decided hit or success; power ; efficacy ; successful operation or series of operations, as in business ;-the sweep of an oar in rowing ;-the entire movement of the piston from one end to the other of the cylinder.
