Stroke
31stroke — 1. noun /strəʊk,stroʊk/ a) An act of stroking . She gave the cat a stroke. b) A blow or hit. a stroke on the chin Syn: caress, blow, hit …
32stroke — to attempt to persuade by flattery As you might comfort a pet: He asked himself over a glass of vodka whether Pokryshkin had handled he didn t know the Western expression stroked him enough to create a false impression. (Clancy, 1988)… …
33stroke — 1. noun 1) five strokes of the ax Syn: blow, hit, thump, punch, slap, smack, cuff, knock; informal wallop, clout, whack, thwack, bash, swipe; archaic smite 2) she hit the green in three strokes …
34stroke — coun·ter·stroke; stroke; stroke·let; …
35stroke — apoplexy; n. a sudden attack of weakness affecting one side of the body. It is the consequence of an interruption to the flow of blood to the brain. An ischaemic stroke occurs when the flow of blood is prevented by clotting (see thrombosis) or by …
36stroke — See: AT A STROKE or AT ONE S STROKE …
37stroke — See: AT A STROKE or AT ONE S STROKE …
38stroke — The verb stroke [OE] and the noun stroke [13] are different words, but they come ultimately from the same source – the prehistoric Germanic base *strīk , *straik ‘touch lightly’ (from which English also gets streak and strike). The verb has… …
39stroke — See: at a stroke or at one stroke …
40stroke — 1. Blow. Hāuna, hauhāuna, hahau, hau, uhau, lā au, hili; pā, ai, ki ina (of an instrument). For lua strokes see fight. Fighting club strokes: hāuna lā au, lā au, māmala (general names); kāwala ki i, laumaki wahie eke eke (particular… …
