stroke
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Is stroke a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.Synonyms: beat
2. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.Synonyms: beat
3. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.Synonyms: beat
4. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.Synonyms: beat
5. A movement similar to that of hitting.
6. A movement similar to that of hitting.broadly
verb (English)
1. (transitive)transitive
2. (transitive)transitive
3. (transitive)poeticraretransitive
4. (transitive)raretransitive
5. (transitive)transitive
6. (transitive)transitive
verb (English)
1. To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.broadlyintransitivetransitiveuncommonvulgar
2. (also figuratively) To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).alsofigurativelytransitive
3. (figuratively)Examples: "[W]hen thou cam'ſt firſt / Thou ſtroakſt me, & made much of me: […]"especiallyfigurativelytransitive
4. (figuratively)USbroadlyfigurativelytransitive
5. (agriculture) To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap (dialectal), to strip.transitive
6. (masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.transitive
noun (English)
1. (figuratively)Examples: "Not providing a stroke to a client can sometimes facilitate the client in becoming aware of their neediness or desire for approval. By not giving a stroke, the client's need is brought to the surface, where it is amenable to change, […]"figurativelytransitive
2. (figuratively)USfigurativelytransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary