stroke

Sense 1 noun

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

it took two strokes to get out of the bunker

Sense 2 verb

touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

He stroked his long beard

Sense 3 noun

the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

Sense 4 verb

strike a ball with a smooth blow

Sense 5 noun

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

Sense 6 verb

row at a particular rate

Sense 7 noun

a light touch

Sense 8 verb

treat gingerly or carefully

You have to stroke the boss

Sense 9 noun

a light touch with the hands

Sense 10 noun

(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

Nicklaus won by three strokes

Sense 11 noun

the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

Sense 12 noun

anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

winning the lottery was a happy accident

Sense 13 noun

a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

Sense 14 noun

a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

she applied the paint in careful strokes

Sense 15 noun

any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

Sense 16 noun

a single complete movement