n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: stroked ; strok · ing
Date: 1597
transitive verb
1 a : to mark with a short line < stroke the t 's> b : to cancel by drawing a line through < stroked out his name>
2 : to set the stroke for (a rowing crew) also : to set the stroke for the crew of (a rowing boat)
3 : HIT especially : to propel (a ball) with a controlled swinging blow
intransitive verb
1 : to execute a stroke
2 : to row at a certain number of strokes a minute