stroke

Significat (anglès)

1. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
2. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
3. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
4. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
5. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
6. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
7. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
8. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
9. A movement similar to that of hitting.
10. A movement similar to that of hitting.
11. A movement similar to that of hitting.
12. A movement similar to that of hitting.
13. A movement similar to that of hitting.
14. A movement similar to that of hitting.
15. A movement similar to that of hitting.
16. An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
17. A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
18. An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
19. A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
20. A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
21. A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
22. A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
23. A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
24. Influence; power.
25. Influence; power.
26. A masterful or effective action.
27. The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
28. An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
29. An individual social interaction whereby one gives another attention or recognition.
30. (obsolete) The effect or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a bruise or wound; soreness.
31. (obsolete) Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.
32. (obsolete) A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
33. (obsolete) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.

blow

caress

cerebrovascular accident

stroke of apoplexy

virgule

rub gently

apoplectic fit

cam stroke

chance event

brain hemorrhage

stroke of fate

cerebral hemorrhage

draw through one’s hand

work someone hard

cerebral infarction

brush gently

sudden occurrence

apoplexia

wap

cardiovascular diseases

roll and rotate with the hand

touch fondly

brush line

move oars

pen line

blood pressure disorders

cardiovascular disorders

cerebrovascular disorders

circulatory disorders

vascular insufficiency

rub lengthwise

brush on

swimming stroke

transient ischemic attack

punched hole

length of stroke

cadência da remada

wind-stroke syndrome

stroke of punch

migration distance

strik

length of travel

distance of run

blow of fate

stroke of misfortune

cerebro-vascular accident

cerebral haemorrhage

Freqüència

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/stɹəʊk/

The noun is derived from Middle English strok, stroke (“blow from a weapon, cut”), from Old English strāc, from Proto-West Germanic *straik, from Proto-Germanic *straikaz (“stroke”), from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to rub, stroke; to shear; to strike”). Sense 3.6.2.2 (“the oblique, slash, or virgule (‘/’)”) is a contraction of oblique stroke, a variant of oblique which was originally used in telegraphy. The verb is derived from the noun. cognates * German Streich (“stroke”) * Middle Low German strēk (“stroke, trick, prank”) * Scots strak, strake, straik (“blow, stroke”)