1. A medical condition where bloodflow to the brain or part of the brain is stopped or reduced. "He is paralyzed after having a stroke."
2. The pulling motion when rowing. "He rowed with strong strokes."
3. A blow, especially with a weapon. "He felled him with a single stroke of the sword."
4. To caress gently. "The child stroked the kitten."
There at least two definition. the first is: Strike someone with a whip or a stick. The second one is: A sharp blow or stroke with a whip or rope, typically given as a form of punishment.
The word golly is used to express the emotion of surprise or delight at something. When having some good fortune one might say 'golly what a stroke of luck that was'.
A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally., A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country., A wandering from a subject; digression., Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.]
A disturbance in the blood supply to the brain
the power stroke is the downward stroke of the piston, how much power is created in this motion is judged in horse power.
The answer is "crab." One idiom the word is used in is "to make a faulty stroke in rowing, so that the oar strikes the water forcibly on the backstroke." One definition of the word is, "any of various mechanical contrivances for hoisting or pulling."
There are several meanings of the work fluke. Fluke can be a flatfish, such as a flounder. It is also a stroke of luck or accidental occurrence. It is also a blade-like projection at the end of an anchor.
A sudden disabling attack, or to rub something very gently.
The French translation for the word "stroke" is "accident vasculaire cérébral" or "AVC" for short.
Carress
The word you're looking for is "caress." It typically implies a gentle and affectionate touch or stroke.
I went to the hospital to visit my grandfather because he got a stroke