Gave Her the Long Stroke Again
stroke
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Illness & disability, Swimming, Other sports, Sport stroke stroke 1 / strəʊk $ stroʊk / ●●○ S3 noun [countable] 1 illness MI if someone has a stroke, an artery (=tube carrying blood) in their brain suddenly bursts or becomes blocked, so that they may die or be unable to use some muscles She died following a massive stroke. have/suffer a stroke I looked after my father after he had a stroke. a stroke patient 2 swimming/rowing a) DSS one of a set of movements in swimming or rowing in which you move your arms or the oar forward and then back She swam with strong steady strokes. b) DSS DSO a style of swimming or rowing the breast stroke 3 sport DS the action of hitting the ball in games such as tennis, golf , and cricket a backhand stroke 4 pen/brush a) AV WRITE a single movement of a pen or brush when you are writing or painting A few strokes of her pen brought out his features clearly. b) AV WRITE LINE a line made by a pen or brush the thick downward strokes of the characters 5 → at a/one stroke 6 → on the stroke of seven/nine etc 7 → stroke of luck/fortune 8 → stroke of genius/inspiration etc 9 hit HIT an action of hitting someone with something such as a whip or thin stick He cried out at each stroke of the whip. 10 a movement of your hand TOUCH a gentle movement of your hand over something I gave her hair a gentle stroke. 11 → with/at a stroke of the pen 12 → not do a stroke (of work) 13 → stroke of lightning 14 clock/bell TIME/WHAT TIME IS IT a single sound made by a clock giving the hours, or by a bell, gong etc 15 → put somebody off their stroke 16 in numbers British English HMN used when you are saying a number written with the mark (/) in it SYN slash The serial number is seventeen stroke one (=17/1) . COLLOCATIONS verbs have/suffer a stroke My father had a stroke. a stroke leaves somebody paralysed (=someone can no longer move as the result of a stroke) Two years later she had a stroke which left her paralysed. adjectives a massive/major stroke (=one that has very bad effects) Her brother has just died of a massive stroke. a minor/mild stroke (=one that does not have very bad effects) She had a minor stroke five years ago. a fatal stroke (=one that kills someone) He suffered a fatal stroke in April. stroke + NOUN a stroke patient/victim Some stroke victims recover fully. Examples from the Corpus stroke • What is temporary paralysis in half the face next to the crippling paralysis of a stroke? • Aspin died suddenly of a stroke. • the back stroke • But this latest phase has now also emboldened Bush to press forward with his agenda in strong, conservative strokes. • We all long for the grand stroke that will turn schools around and suddenly solve all our problems. • The next stroke is called pulling, and is done along the sides of the body. • With our first paddle strokes, the canoe started moving rapidly down the river. • He paints the pictures with a series of quick strokes. • The stroke that brought my father down was enveloped in its own ironies. • If we talked back to the teacher, we got two strokes on the palm. have/suffer a stroke • The elder Grant, 65, suffered a stroke that caused brain damage and slipped into a coma last week. • And have a stroke before I hit the sidewalk? • Blair's father suffered a stroke that left him unable to speak. • Mr Kelly, who had suffered strokes in 1994 and 1995, died in his sleep, his publicist said. • Some people's behaviour changes after they have suffered a stroke. • Robert, known as Mr Mack, suffered a stroke and is bedridden. • Heartwatch gives a specific assessment of the probability of developing heart disease or suffering a stroke in later life. • Early in 1934 she suffered a stroke and died 10 January peacefully in her sleep. • It was always at this point that Takat seemed to suffer a stroke. stroke stroke 2 ●●○ verb [transitive] 1 
TOUCH to move your hand gently over something He reached out and stroked her cheek tenderly. ► see thesaurus at touch 2 [always + adverb/preposition] MOVE something OR somebody to move something somewhere with gentle movements of your hand He lifted her face and stroked her hair from her eyes. 3 [always + adverb/preposition] to hit or kick a ball with a smooth movement in games such as tennis, golf, and cricket He stroked the ball into an empty net, with a minute to go. 4 → stroke somebody's ego → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus stroke • Her mother sat beside her and stroked her forehead until she fell asleep again. • Lyn stroked him and reminded him she would be back at lunchtime. • He knew he had to tolerate Haley, stroke him some, and wait for his rage to subside. • He laughed a bit and stroked his beard a bit. • Ann took the baby in her arms and stroked his cheek. • The old priest stroked his white beard as he listened. • Figo stroked the ball over Martinez's head. • Miss Poole calmed herself by stroking the cat's fur. Origin stroke 1 (1200-1300) Probably from an unrecorded Old English strac stroke 2 1. Old English stracian 2. (1900-2000) → STROKE 1
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