Synonyms for stroke
stroʊk

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1. stroke, shot(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"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

   Synonyms:
   shaft, stab, dig, guessing, fortuity, slash, snap, guesswork, blastoff, stroking, barb, throw, gibe, cam stroke, shooter, slam, scene, solidus, virgule, crack, snapshot, shooting, separatrix, guess, diagonal, cerebrovascular accident, jibe, chance event, accident, apoplexy, injection, pellet, dead reckoning, shot

2. throw, stroke, cam stroke(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

3. stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

4. stroke(noun)

   a light touch

   Synonyms:
   slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

5. stroke, stroking(noun)

   a light touch with the hands

   Synonyms:
   slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

6. stroke(noun)

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

   "Nicklaus won by three strokes"

   Synonyms:
   slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

7. stroke(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

8. accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event(noun)

   anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

   "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"

   Synonyms:
   stroking, solidus, slash, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, fortuity, throw

9. solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   cam stroke, gash, throw, stroking, bezant, accident, fortuity, bezzant, slash, cut, bias, solidus, virgule, diagonal, chance event, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, byzant, separatrix, slice, shot

10. stroke(noun)

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

    "she applied the paint in careful strokes"

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

11. stroke(noun)

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

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

12. stroke(verb)

    a single complete movement

    Synonyms:
    slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, throw

13. stroke(verb)

    touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

    "He stroked his long beard"

14. stroke(verb)

    strike a ball with a smooth blow

15. stroke(verb)

    row at a particular rate

16. stroke(verb)

    treat gingerly or carefully

    "You have to stroke the boss"

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. stroke

   A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.

   Synonyms:
   blow, box, buffet, calamity, concussion, cuff, cut, disaster, knock, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stripe, thump

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. stroke(n.)

   Synonyms:
   blow, knock, rap, pat, hit, thump

2. stroke(n.)

   Synonyms:
   attack, shock

3. stroke(n.)

   Synonyms:
   affliction, reverse, calamity, hardship, misfortune, visitation

4. stroke(n.)

   Synonyms:
   touch, dash, sudden effort, sudden effect

5. stroke(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   rub gently (with the hands, in one direction)

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   avc, apoplexy, systolic, attack, race, cerebrovascular, ejection, blow, acv, slash, clot, bar, lca, diseases

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1. Malcolm Finlay:

   While this method can say the risk of stroke isn't as low as one might expect it to be in vegetarians considering how much healthier they are in general compared to meat-eaters, their overall risk of a major life-changing cardiovascular event happening still appears much lower.

2. Zhengming Chen:

   The key message here is that, at least for stroke, there is no protective effect of moderate drinking, the genetic evidence shows the protective effect is not real.

3. Jon Goulding:

   A screen for cardiovascular risk factors( e.g. diabetes, hypertension etc.) is crucial to pick up those which could be treated, to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke patients with psoriasis already carry a higher than average risk of cardiovascular disease, so they should strictly follow standard public health advice about maintaining a healthy body weight and exercise levels, stop smoking, and reduce alcohol intake.

4. Patrick Wanis:

   We’ve known for years that stress creates fatigue, aches, pains, insomnia, anxiety and [it can affect] the gastrointestinal tract with ulcers, IBS, and the endocrine system, as well as your thyroid. We know that stress leads to high blood pressure, heart attacks, stroke, and more.

5. Josefine Persson:

   The resources available for caregivers of stroke survivors vary in different countries depending on welfare and health care systems.

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