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- [strohk]
- /stroʊk/
- /strəʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [strohk]
- /stroʊk/
Definitions of stroke word
- noun stroke a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court. 1
- noun stroke a dividing line, as in dates, fractions, a run-in passage of poetry to show verse division, etc.: 3/21/27; “Sweetest love, I do not go/For weariness of thee.” (John Donne) 1
- noun stroke a short oblique stroke (/) used in computing; a forward slash. 1
- verb with object stroke to pass the hand or an instrument over (something or somebody) lightly or with little pressure; rub gently, as in soothing or caressing. 1
- verb with object stroke Informal. to promote feelings of self-approval in; flatter. 1
- noun stroke medical: apoplexy 1
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Origin of stroke
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English strok, strak (noun), probably continuing Old English *strāc (whence strācian to stroke2); cognate with German Streich; akin to strike
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Parts of speech for Stroke
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stroke popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stroke usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stroke
verb stroke
- acclaim — If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
- angeled — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- angeling — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- balmed — simple past tense and past participle of balm.
noun stroke
- accomplishment — An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
- achievement — An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- apoplexy — Apoplexy is a stroke.
- appulse — a very close approach of two celestial bodies so that they are in conjunction but no eclipse or occultation occurs
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