stroke

Etymology 1
The is derived from, , from , from , from , from.

Sense 3.6.2.2 (“the oblique, slash, or virgule (‘/’)”) is a of, a variant of  which was originally used in telegraphy.

The is derived from the noun.



Noun

 * 1) An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
 * 2) An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
 * 3) A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
 * 4) An act, or the sound, of the clapper or hammer of a clock hitting a bell or other striking mechanism; hence, the time when such a strike occurs.
 * 5)  An act of hitting or trying to hit a ball; also, the manner in which this is done.
 * 6)  The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
 * 7)  A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
 * 8)  A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
 * 9)  The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
 * 10) A movement similar to that of hitting.
 * 11) One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
 * 12) The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
 * 13)  The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; also, the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
 * 14)  A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.
 * 15) A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
 * 16)  A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
 * 17)  A thrust of the penis during sexual intercourse.
 * 18) An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
 * 19) A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
 * 20) An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
 * 21) A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
 * 22) A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
 * 23)  A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.
 * 24)  In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
 * 25)  The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
 * 26) A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
 * 27)  Influence; power.
 * 28)  Backstage influence.
 * 29)  A masterful or effective action.
 * 30)  The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
 * 31)  An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
 * 32) An individual social interaction whereby one gives another attention or recognition.
 * 33) The effect or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a bruise or wound; soreness.
 * 34) Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.
 * 35)  A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
 * 36)  A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
 * 1) A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
 * 2)  A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
 * 3)  A thrust of the penis during sexual intercourse.
 * 4) An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
 * 5) A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
 * 6) An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
 * 7) A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
 * 8) A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
 * 9)  A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.
 * 10)  In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
 * 11)  The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
 * 12) A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
 * 13)  Influence; power.
 * 14)  Backstage influence.
 * 15)  A masterful or effective action.
 * 16)  The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
 * 17)  An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
 * 18) An individual social interaction whereby one gives another attention or recognition.
 * 19) The effect or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a bruise or wound; soreness.
 * 20) Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.
 * 21)  A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
 * 22)  A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
 * 1) A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
 * 2)  A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.
 * 3)  In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
 * 4)  The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
 * 5) A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
 * 6)  Influence; power.
 * 7)  Backstage influence.
 * 8)  A masterful or effective action.
 * 9)  The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
 * 10)  An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
 * 11) An individual social interaction whereby one gives another attention or recognition.
 * 12) The effect or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a bruise or wound; soreness.
 * 13) Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.
 * 14)  A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
 * 15)  A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
 * 1)  A masterful or effective action.
 * 2)  The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
 * 3)  An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
 * 4) An individual social interaction whereby one gives another attention or recognition.
 * 5) The effect or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a bruise or wound; soreness.
 * 6) Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.
 * 7)  A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
 * 8)  A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
 * 1) An individual social interaction whereby one gives another attention or recognition.
 * 2) The effect or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a bruise or wound; soreness.
 * 3) Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.
 * 4)  A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
 * 5)  A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
 * 1) Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.
 * 2)  A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
 * 3)  A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
 * 1)  A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
 * 2)  A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
 * 1)  A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
 * 2)  A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
 * 1)  A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
 * 2)  A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
 * 1)  A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.

Translations

 * Arabic: ضَرْبَة
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:, vuruş
 * Belarusian: уда́р
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: frapo, bato
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:, , zoupada, trambullón, tordeón, , mocazo,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κροῦμα, πληγή
 * Ido:
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: удар
 * Maori: tarawete, maka, whakapānga
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: beum, bualadh, buille
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Welsh: arfod,
 * Yiddish: קלאַפּ


 * Armenian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Latin: ictus
 * Maori: poutoki, patunga
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: beum, bualadh, buille
 * Swedish: ,


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: отделно движение
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: tacada
 * Scottish Gaelic: beum, bualadh
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, ,


 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:, klokkeslag
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, kellonlyömä
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, бой часо́в
 * Swedish: ,


 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * Italian: ,
 * Macedonian: у́дар
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: у́дар
 * Maori: haukuru
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese: tacada
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: у́дар
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese: raquetada
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:, siivenisku ;


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: загребване
 * Catalan: remada, ,
 * Danish: åretag
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian:, , palata, colpo di remo
 * Macedonian: ве́слање
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: remada
 * Swedish:, årtag


 * Bulgarian: загребни
 * Finnish: ykkössoutaja
 * German:
 * Italian:


 * Bulgarian: загребване
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 泳姿
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: uintityyli ;
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: tūmomo kau
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: estilo (de nado/natação)
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, simtag
 * Yiddish: שוווּם


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Malay: lejang
 * Polish: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,


 * Portuguese:


 * Arabic:
 * Belarusian:, чырта́, штрых
 * Bulgarian: щрих
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: streg
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Luxembourgish: Stréch
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: ри́са,
 * Volapük: penaliun, penamaliun


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: мазка
 * Czech:
 * Danish: strøg
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: strøk
 * Nynorsk: strøk
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Danish: strøg
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Korean:, 필획
 * Macedonian: цр́та
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic: سكتة دِمَاغِيَّة
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: mrtvice, mozková mrtvice
 * Danish: slagtilfælde, apopleksi
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: apopleksio
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, , ,
 * Galician: ictus, derrame
 * German:, Hirninfarkt, Hirnschlag, , ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀποπληξία
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: strok,
 * Italian: accidente cerebrovascolare, colpo apoplettico,
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: apoplēxia
 * Macedonian: дамла, мозочен удар
 * Malay: angin ahmar, strok
 * Maori: ikura roro, mate ikura roro, mate rehu ohotata, rehu ohotata
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic: цус харвалт
 * Mongolian: ᠴᠢᠰᠤ ᠬᠠᠷᠪᠤᠯᠲᠠ
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: hjerneslag
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Slovene: kap
 * Spanish:, accidente cerebro vascular (ACV), ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tagalog: stroke, istrok
 * Volapük: breinaflap, breinaparalüd,
 * Yiddish: שלאַק, פּאָפּלעקציע, אַפּאָפּלעקסיע


 * Finnish:

Verb

 * 1) To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter ).
 * 2) Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
 * 3)  Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).
 * 4)  To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.
 * 5)  To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
 * 6) Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes per minute).
 * 7) To act as the  of (a boat or its crew).
 * 8)  To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
 * 9)  To depict (something) with a paintbrush.
 * 10)  Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
 * 11)  To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
 * 1)  To depict (something) with a paintbrush.
 * 2)  Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
 * 3)  To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
 * 1)  To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Swedish:

Etymology 2
The is derived from, , from , from , from  (see further at etymology 1) +.

The is derived from the verb.


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Verb

 * 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.
 * 2)  To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).
 * 3)  To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
 * 4)  To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
 * 5)  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, to strip.
 * 6)  To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
 * 7) To sharpen (a knife or other cutting instrument) by honing or rubbing it against a surface.
 * 8)  To soothe (someone); also, to flatter or indulge (someone).
 * 1)  To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
 * 2)  To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
 * 3)  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, to strip.
 * 4)  To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
 * 5) To sharpen (a knife or other cutting instrument) by honing or rubbing it against a surface.
 * 6)  To soothe (someone); also, to flatter or indulge (someone).
 * 1) To sharpen (a knife or other cutting instrument) by honing or rubbing it against a surface.
 * 2)  To soothe (someone); also, to flatter or indulge (someone).

Translations

 * Afrikaans: streel
 * Albanian: ,
 * Arabic: لَاطَفَ, مَلَّسَ
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: sığallamaq, sığal çəkmək
 * Belarusian: гла́дзіць, пагла́дзіць
 * Bulgarian:, погла́дя,
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:, pohladit
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Faroese: strúka
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: ליטף
 * Hindi: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: strjúka
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: slíoc
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kazakh: әлпештеу, сипау
 * Khmer:, ,
 * Korean:
 * Latgalian: glaudeit, glausteit
 * Latin: mulceō, palpō
 * Latvian: glaudīt
 * Lithuanian: glostyti
 * Macedonian: гали, погали, изгали
 * Maori: hokomirimiri, moremore
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic: ,
 * Mongolian: ᠢᠯᠢᠬᠦ, ᠲᠠᠭᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: stryke
 * Old Church Slavonic:
 * Cyrillic: гладити
 * Old East Slavic: гладити
 * Old English: strīcan
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, pogłaskać, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scots: straik
 * Scottish Gaelic: slìog
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: гла̏дити
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: hladiť, pohladiť
 * Slovene:, pobožati
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: głaźiś
 * Upper Sorbian: hładźić
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik: навозиш кардан
 * Thai: ละโบม, ,
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: гла́дити, погла́дити
 * Uzbek:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:, gorllyfnu
 * West Frisian: streakje

Noun

 * 1) An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
 * 2) A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically  in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
 * 3)  A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
 * 1) A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically  in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
 * 2)  A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
 * 1)  A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: галене, милване
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: pohlazení
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:, , garatuxa, lero, crico, apaxo,
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: beum, bualadh, buille
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Yiddish: גלעט

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)   loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted or a particular case of it

Etymology 1
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) Any striking or hitting motion:
 * 2) A strike or hit from a weapon or instrument of torture
 * 3) A strike or hit from one's hands or other limbs
 * 4) A strike or hit from a tool against an object.
 * 5) The force of death; the origin or effect of one's demise.
 * 6)  The feeling of an intense emotion or mood.
 * 7)  The process of making a striking or hitting motion.
 * 8) A loud sound caused by weather e.g. heavy rain
 * 9) The result of a striking or hitting motion; a wound.
 * 10)  A jerking or pulsing motion e.g. a heartbeat

Etymology 2
From, from.

Noun

 * 1)  a

Etymology
From, from , from.