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STROKES

• An act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow
• A method of striking the ball in sports or games
• An act of hitting the ball with a club, as a unit of scoring
• The sound made by a striking clock
• An act of moving one's hand or an object across a surface, applying gentle pressure
• A mark made by drawing a pen, pencil, or paintbrush in one direction across paper or canvas
• A line forming part of a written or printed character
• A short printed or written diagonal line typically separating characters or figures
• A movement, esp. one of a series, in which something moves out of its position and back into it; a beat
• The whole motion of a piston in either direction
• The rhythm to which a series of repeated movements is performed
• A movement of the arms and legs forming one of a series in swimming
• Style of moving the arms and legs in swimming
• (in rowing) The mode or action of moving the oar
• The oar or oarsman nearest the stern of a boat, setting the timing for the other rowers
• A sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, esp. through thrombosis

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