stroke

An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.

a stroke on the chin

An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.

Singapore plans to cane scammers and scam mules, with mandatory caning of at least six strokes for scammers and discretionary caning for mules.

A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.

The hitting of a bell or similar by the clapper or hammer of a clock; the sound thereof; the time when this occurs.

on the stroke of midnight

The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.

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.

A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.

The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.

An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.

She gave the cat a stroke.

A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically (psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.

USA flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.

To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).

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.

rareOf a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).

rareTo mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.

To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.

Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute).

To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew).

to stroke a boat

To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.

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.

vulgarTo masturbate.

To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).

To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.

USTo influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.

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.

To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.

obsoleteTo sharpen (a knife or other cutting instrument) by honing or rubbing it against a surface.