The act of striking;
a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with
the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon.
The result of effect of a striking; injury
or affliction; soreness.
The striking of the clock to tell the
hour.
A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon
something; a stroking.
A mark or dash in writing or printing; a
line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm
stroke.
Hence, by extension, an addition or
amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some
finishing strokes to an essay.
A sudden attack of disease; especially, a
fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity,
especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the
stroke of death.
A throb or beat, as of the heart.
One of a series of beats or movements
against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon
it is accomplished; as, the
stroke of a bird's wing in flying,
or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.
A powerful or sudden effort by which
something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or
accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a
stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
The movement, in either
direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a
steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating
motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire
distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the
piston is at half stroke.
Power; influence.
Appetite.
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