STROKE


Meaning of STROKE in English

n.

apoplexy

1) to have, suffer a ~

2) an apoplectic; crippling, massive, severe; slight ~

movement, series of movements

3) (tennis) a backhand; forehand ~

4) (swimming) a back~; breast; butterfly ~; side~

sound of striking

5) at a ~ (at the ~ of midnight)

movement of a piston

6) an exhaust; exhaust-suction; intake; suction ~

action

7) a brilliant ~

8) ( misc. ) a ~ of genius; to reduce inflation at one ~; their hard-won freedoms were abolished with the ~ of a pen

misc.

9) a ~ of luck

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.