Stroke

/stɹəʊk/

Synonyms for "stroke" (584 found)

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Closest matches (117)

Noun(15 words)

cerebrovascular accidentaccident apoplexies apoplexy backhandbrain attackbreaststrokes brush brushescam strokecaress caresses caressingchance eventcva

abdominal epilepsyabuse accessaccomplished factaccomplishment ache achievement aching act acta actionactivated epilepsyad hoc measureadventureaffect epilepsyakinetic epilepsyaneurysm anginaangina pectorisanswer

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aortic insufficiencyaortic stenosisapoplectic strokeapoplexy approach arrest arrhythmia arteriosclerosis artifice assay atherosclerosisatrial fibrillationattack attemptauricular fibrillationautonomic epilepsyband bang bar bash bat beat beating beltberiberi heartbid biff bit blarney bleedbleed whiteblockade blockage blow bonk breakup breath brush butterbutter upcajolecardiac arrestcardiac epilepsycardiac insufficiencycardiac shockcardiac stenosiscardiac thrombosiscarditis caress cataclysm catalepsy cataplexy chop climax clipclonic spasmclonus clout clumpcongenital heart diseasecontact contrivance convulsioncor bilocularecor juvenumcor triatriatumcoronarycoronary insufficiencycoronary thrombosiscortical epilepsycountermove coupcourse of actioncrack crampcross hatchingcross-hatchingcursive epilepsycutcutaneous sense

Verb(2 words)

caressed coax

Strong matches (175)

dash dealings deed delineation demarche device diagonaldiastolic hypertensiondiastrophism dig dint diplegiadirty workdisaster distressdiurnal epilepsydodge doing doings dolor

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donkeyworkdotted linedrain drub drubbing drudgery drumming earthquake eclampsia effort embolism employmentencased heartendeavor endocarditis enterprise epilepsiaepilepsia graviorepilepsia majorepilepsia minorepilepsia mitiorepilepsia nutansepilepsia tardaepilepsy epitasis essay example expedient experiment exploit extrasystole fagfait accomplifalling sicknessfatiguefatty heartfeat feelfeel upfeelingfibroid heartfingertip caressfit flashflask-shaped heartflick fling flourishfocal epilepsyfondle frenzy frictionizefrosted heartfusillade gambit gest gestureget aroundgimmick glance gogrand malgraze grief grind grip hachure hairlinehairy hearthalf a jiffyhalf a mohalf a secondhalf a shakehand hand-mindedness handiwork handwork happeninghardening of the arterieshatchinghaute malheartheart attackheart blockheart conditionheart diseaseheart failurehemiplegiahigh blood pressurehint hit honey hurt hypertensionhypertensive heart diseasehysterical epilepsyictus ill-use impactimpose uponimprovisation industryinfantile paralysisinjury instant iotaischemic heart diseasejabjacksonian epilepsyjiff jiffy job jollyjury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientkid alongkiss knead knock labor lambency laplarval epilepsylaryngeal epilepsylaryngospasm lashlast expedientlast resortlast shiftlatent epilepsylay it onlay it on thicklesion licklick of worklight touchline lineation

Noun(13 words)

diagonalfive tally marksfluke fondling forehand forehands fortuity hairlines hititalian ascenderejots lineline segment

Verb(3 words)

flatter fondled fondles

Related words (292)

Noun(33 words)

lines mark move operate paddle pet pets petting putt ruling segment separatrix serendipity serifs shot sketch slash solidus squeegeeing stems

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strike stroking strum sweep sweeping swipes swiping tap throwtrace with pencilupstroke virgule wipes

lockjawmake use ofmakeshift maneuver manipulatemanual labormark massage mattermatutinal epilepsymeansmeans to an endmeasuremenstrual epilepsymicrosecond milk millisecond minute misusemitral insufficiency

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mitral stenosismoil moment motion move movementmusicogenic epilepsymyocardial infarctionmyocardial insufficiencymyocarditismyoclonous epilepsymyovascular insufficiencynasty blownocturnal epilepsynose nuzzle occlusion occurrence offer oil operation orgasmoverdo itovert actoverthrowox heartpain palpitation palsy pang paralysisparalytic strokeparaplegia paresis paroxysmparoxysmal tachycardiapassage passion pat pelt performance pericarditis petpetit malphysiologic epilepsypilepis allerplay onplay up toplunk poke polio poliomyelitis poundpremature beatpresume uponproceeding productionpseudoaortic insufficiencypsychic epilepsypsychomotor epilepsypulmonary insufficiencypulmonary stenosispulsation pulse punch quake raprat racereflex epilepsyres gestaeresort resourcerheumatic heart diseaserolandic epilepsyrotatoriaround heartrubrub againstrub downrub nosessclerosis score scrapscut worksec second seizuresense of touchsensory epilepsysensory paralysisserial epilepsysexual climaxshakeshake upshake-up sharpen shift shock shot slam slash slavery slog slug smack smash soap socksoft soapsoft-soapsoften upsolution soothe soresore spotspadework spasm splashsplit secondstab step stitchstony heartstopgap stoppage stratagem streak streaking stressstress of lifestriation strikestring alongstrip stripe stripingstroke of policystroke of workstrong bidstunt sublineationsuck drysuffering suggestion swat sweat sweep swing swipe swoop tachycardia tactictactile sensetactiontake advantage oftaptardy epilepsytask tattoo temblortemporary expedienttender spottentativetentative poketetanus tetany thingthing donethrob throes thromboembolism thrombosis thump thwack ticktidal wavetiresome worktoiltonic epilepsytonic spasmtorsion spasmtouchtour de forcetransactiontraumatic epilepsytravail treadmill trialtrial and errortrice tricktricuspid insufficiencytricuspid stenosistrismus trump try tsunami turnturtle hearttwink twinkle twinkling twitchtwo shakesucinate epilepsyunderline underlining underscore underscoring undertaking upheaval useuse illvaricose veinsvarixventricular fibrillationvirgule visitation wallop whack whisper whop wink workwork onwork uponworking hypothesisworking propositionworks wound wrench yerk

Adjective(1 words)

marginal flourish

Verb(4 words)

masturbate paddled patted petted

Determiner(1 words)

two tallies

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

39 entries

action attack blandishcerebrovascular diseasecontact event flatter fortunegraphic primitivehappening hit line locomotion maneuver manoeuvre

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More specific

21 entries

backhand strokebrush strokecalligraphic strokecardioembolic strokecaresscrank strokecurved strokediagonal strokehemorrhagic strokehorizontal strokeischemic strokelacunar strokelinepen strokepetpiston stroke

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Collocations

11 entries

brush strokehemorrhagic strokeischemic strokepen strokestroke lengthstroke of luckstroke orderstroke ratestroke riskstroke unitstroke volume

Inflections

3 entries

stroked strokes stroking

Derivations

1 entries

stroker

Translations

219 translations across 74 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

streel verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Albanian

2 entries

fërkoj verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
ledhatoj verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

κροῦμα noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
πληγή noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

Arabic

4 entries

خَطّ noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
ضَرْبَة noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
لَاطَفَ verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
مَلَّسَ verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Armenian

3 entries

հարված noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
հարված noun (streak made with a brush)
շոյել verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

vuruş noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
zərbə noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
sığal çəkmək verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
sığallamaq verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Belarusian

4 entries

ры́са noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
уда́р noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
чырта́ noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
штрых noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Bulgarian

4 entries

мазка noun (streak made with a brush)
у́дар noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
ход noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)
щрих noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Burmese

1 entries

သပ် verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Catalan

2 entries

cop noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
acariciar verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

線 /线 noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
撫 /抚 verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
撫摩 /抚摩 verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Church Slavic

1 entries

гладити verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Czech

4 entries

tah noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
tah noun (streak made with a brush)
úder noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
hladit verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Danish

4 entries

slag noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
streg noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
strøg noun (streak made with a brush)
stryge verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Dutch

4 entries

klap noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
slag noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)
streek noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
streek noun (streak made with a brush)

Esperanto

2 entries

bato noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
frapo noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

Estonian

1 entries

silitama verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Faroese

1 entries

strúka verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Finnish

4 entries

isku noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
isku noun (one of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished)
lyönti noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
piirto noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

French

4 entries

coup noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
course noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)
temps noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)
trait noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Galician

4 entries

golpe noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
lapote noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
mocazo noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
pancada noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

German

4 entries

Federstrich noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
Hieb noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
Hub noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)
Schlag noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

Gothic

1 entries

𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Greek

2 entries

θωπεύω verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
χαϊδεύω verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Hebrew

1 entries

ליטף \ לִטֵּף verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Hindi

2 entries

पुचकारना verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
सहलाना verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Hungarian

4 entries

vonás noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
vonás noun (streak made with a brush)
simogat verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
simít verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Icelandic

1 entries

strjúka verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Ido

1 entries

frapo noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

Indonesian

2 entries

langkah noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)
elus verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Irish

2 entries

béim noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
slíoc verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Italian

4 entries

colpo noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
corsa noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)
pennellata noun (streak made with a brush)
tempo noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)

Japanese

2 entries

なでる verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
撫でる verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Kazakh

2 entries

сипау verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
әлпештеу verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Khmer

3 entries

ក្បិត verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
បបោស verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
អង្អែល verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Korean

1 entries

쓰다듬다 verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Latgalian

2 entries

glaudeit verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
glausteit verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Latin

3 entries

plāga noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
mulceō verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
palpō verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Latvian

1 entries

glaudīt verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Lithuanian

1 entries

glostyti verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

głaźiś verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Stréch noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Macedonian

4 entries

удар noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
гали verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
изгали verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
погали verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Malay

1 entries

lejang noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)

Mongolian

4 entries

илэх verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
таалах verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
ᠢᠯᠢᠬᠦ verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
ᠲᠠᠭᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Māori

4 entries

maka noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
tarawete noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
whakapānga noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
hokomirimiri verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Norwegian

1 entries

slag noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

strøk noun (streak made with a brush)
stryke verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

strøk noun (streak made with a brush)

Old East Slavic

1 entries

гладити verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Old English

1 entries

strīcan verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Persian

1 entries

نوازش کردن verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Polish

4 entries

cios noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
kreska noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
pociągnięcie noun (streak made with a brush)
skok noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)

Portuguese

4 entries

ataque noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
pancada noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
pincelada noun (streak made with a brush)
traço noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Romanian

1 entries

mângâia verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Russian

4 entries

мазо́к noun (streak made with a brush)
уда́р noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
черта́ noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
штрих noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Scots

1 entries

straik verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

beum noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
bualadh noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
buille noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
slìog verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

glȁditi verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
гла̏дити verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Slovak

2 entries

hladiť verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
pohladiť verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Slovene

2 entries

božati verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
pobožati verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Spanish

4 entries

brochada noun (streak made with a brush)
brochazo noun (streak made with a brush)
golpe noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
pedalada noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)

Swedish

4 entries

drag noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
drag noun (streak made with a brush)
slag noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
slag noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)

Tajik

1 entries

навозиш кардан verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Thai

3 entries

นวด verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
ละโบม verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
ลูบ verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Turkish

2 entries

okşamak verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
sıvazlamak verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ри́са noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
уда́р noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
штрих noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
гла́дити verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

hładźić verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Uzbek

1 entries

silamoq verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Vietnamese

1 entries

vuốt verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Volapük

2 entries

penaliun noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
penamaliun noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Welsh

4 entries

arfod noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
ergyd noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
anwesu verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
gorllyfnu verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

West-Frisian

1 entries

streakje verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Yiddish

1 entries

קלאַפּ noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

Sample sentences

73 total sentences available.

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I had a stroke last year.

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The lion put an end to his prey with one stroke.

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What a stroke of luck!

Source: tatoeba (36086)

In tennis and ping-pong backhand the hand is turned backwards in making the stroke.

Source: tatoeba (39397)

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