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I . stroke [strəʊk, Am stroʊk] VB trans

1. stroke (caress):

stroke
stroke

2. stroke sports (hit smoothly):

stroke

II . stroke [strəʊk, Am stroʊk] N

1. stroke (caress):

stroke
stroke

2. stroke a. MED:

stroke
stroke
to have a stroke

3. stroke:

stroke of pencil
stroke of pencil
stroke of brush

4. stroke (style of hitting ball):

stroke

5. stroke form (lash with whip):

stroke

8. stroke of clock:

stroke

heat stroke N

key stroke N

piston stroke N

II . two-stroke AUTO, TECH ADJ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Almost at a stroke, table tennis went from being a parlour game to a test of the highest sporting prowess.
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The prime mover has a displacement of 10.570 l, a stroke of 254 mm and a diameter of 230.2 mm.
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A gifted athlete from childhood, she excelled in swimming (specifically, in the breast stroke), basketball, soccer, and track.
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The bow and stroke positions have a set of sculling riggers and two and three have a sweep set.
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At the apex of the recoil stroke the recoil spring acts to reverse the direction of the breechblock, chambering a fresh cartridge.
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About his 80th year he suffered a stroke of paralysis, and thenceforth his mental powers only gleamed out occasionally.
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Reduction of platelet aggregation may result in reduction of myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke.
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The competition is open for motor cycles with two-stroke engines from between 350 and 750 cc and four-stroke engines of up to 1,000 cc.
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In this the engine dimensions are 95 by 140 mm., the old bore-stroke ratio having penalised the car under many hill-climbing formulae.
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While passing through the outer gate, he heard that the pope had died from an apoplectic stroke during the preceding night.
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