All stroke synonyms
stroke
S s verb stroke
- give a leg up β to help to mount
- calibrated β marked with units
- cool off β If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- make much of β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- lay back β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- hyped β to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- lay on β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- humoring β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- initialing β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- lead on β to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- love β a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- humouring β humor.
- chalking β a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- dog-paddle β to swim or keep afloat by use of the dog paddle.
- inked β (slang) Having a tattoo or tattoos.
- angeled β 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).
- cool out β to relax and cool down
- blotched β Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
- dummy up β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- lull β to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- lend a hand β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- make a living β earn money
- caliper β Calipers are an instrument consisting of two long, thin pieces of metal joined together at one end, and are used to measure the size of things.
- fall over β person: trip or slip
- comfort β If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- initialled β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
noun stroke
- countersignature β second signature
- exploit β Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
- fisticuff β a cuff or blow with the fist.
- ingratiation β to establish (oneself or someone else) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests. She ingratiated her colleagues with her well-researched project proposal.
- hit β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hubba-hubba β an expression of excitement or approval
- endorsement β An act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something.
- ink β a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- knock β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- whiplash β the lash of a whip.
- bonk β If two people bonk, they have sexual intercourse.
- modus β (legal, obsolete) The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.
- line β a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- action β Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- eyewash β Cleansing solution for a personβs eye.
- catastrophe β A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- ko β a knockout in boxing.
- bar β A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- mutilation β to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.