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Synonyms for stroke

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : strohk
Phonetic Transcription : stroÊŠk

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Définition of stroke

Origin :
  • "act of striking," c.1300, probably from Old English *strac, from Proto-Germanic *straikaz (cf. Middle Low German strek, German streich, Gothic striks "stroke"), related to the verb stracian (see stroke (v.)). The meaning "mark of a pen" is from 1560s; that of "a striking of a clock" is from mid-15c. Sense of "feat, achievement" (e.g. stroke of luck, 1853) first found 1670s; the meaning "single pull of an oar or single movement of machinery" is from 1731. Meaning "apoplectic seizure" is from 1590s (originally the Stroke of God's Hand). Swimming sense is from 1800.
  • noun accomplishment
  • noun seizure
  • verb pat lengthwise
Example sentences :
  • It would be a stroke of luck if I could stumble on one of his hiding places!
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • If they have to stroke 'em they do it plenty gingerly and you can see 'em shudderin' inside like.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He must have thick, flossy hair like Mimi, so that I can stroke him.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • Do, some kind Christian, pump a stroke or two, just to wet my whistle.
  • Extract from : « A Rill from the Town Pump (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • You have not done a stroke of work all this morning; quite an unusual thing for you, George.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • The whistle sounds, punctually to the stroke of six; we are off.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • The toss of the antlers to meet the stroke drew the man up standing.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • On Model B a Holmes rotary 7-cylinder motor of 4x4-inch bore and stroke is used.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • His motives for this stroke of originality were difficult to discover.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • I could not swim a stroke; and I sang out, lustily, for help.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Antonyms for stroke

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