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1. stroke
verb. ['ˈstroʊk'] touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions.
Antonyms
Etymology
- stroken (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Stroke
- provoke
- misspoke
- revoke
- invoke
- stoke
- spoke
- snoke
- smoke
- smoak
- schroeck
- schmoke
- laroque
- larocque
- evoke
- droke
- croke
- croak
- cloke
- cloak
- broke
- bloke
- baroque
- awoke
- yolk
- yoke
- yoak
- wouk
- wolk
- woke
- szoke
How do you pronounce stroke?
Pronounce stroke as stroʊk.
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Quotes about stroke
1. Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the same stroke and line: that which is conquered, conquers at the same time.
- Maria Sibylla Merian
2. The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity.
- John F. Kennedy
3. People tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will descend like fine weather if you're fortunate. But happiness is the result of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly.
- Elizabeth Gilbert
2. stroke
noun. ['ˈstroʊk'] (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- stroken (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. stroke
noun. ['ˈstroʊk'] the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- stroken (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. stroke
noun. ['ˈstroʊk'] a light touch with the hands.
Antonyms
Etymology
- stroken (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. stroke
noun. ['ˈstroʊk'] a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- stroken (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. stroke
verb. ['ˈstroʊk'] strike a ball with a smooth blow.
Synonyms
Etymology
- stroken (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. stroke
noun. ['ˈstroʊk'] anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- stroken (Middle English (1100-1500))