stroke

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular stroke

Plural strokes

1. A stroke is when blood stops coming into your brain.

   I had a stroke after running so hard.

2. A stroke is an action of hitting something lightly.

Verb

Plain form stroke

Third-person singular strokes

Past tense stroking

Past participle stroked

Present participle stroked

1. If you stroke something, you touch something with the hand, and move your hand gently up it.

   She stroked his hair lovingly.