n. 25B6; noun
five strokes of the axe : BLOW, hit, thump, punch, slap, smack, cuff, knock; informal wallop, clout, whack, thwack, bash, biff, swipe; archaic smite.
cricket strokes : SHOT, hit, strike.
light upward strokes : MOVEMENT, action, motion. See list at swimming .
a stroke of genius : FEAT, accomplishment, achievement, master stroke.
broad brush strokes : MARK, line.
the budget was full of bold strokes : DETAIL, touch, point.
he suffered a stroke : THROMBOSIS, seizure; Medicine ictus.
25B6; verb she stroked the cat : CARESS, fondle, pat, pet, touch, rub, massage, soothe.