English-Latvian translations for stroke
Definition of stroke
- An act of #Verb|stroking
- A blow or hit
- A single movement with a tool
- One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished
- A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort
- A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement, ''particularly''
- A streak made with a brush
- A style, a single movement within a style
- The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
- The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided
- Backstage influence
- An individual discharge of lightning
- The result or effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness
- An addition or amendment to a written composition; a touch
- A throb or beat, as of the heart
- Power; influence
- Appetite
- In transactional analysis, a reaction to a person, fulfilling their needs or desires
- To move one's hand or an object along in one direction
- To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion
- To row the stroke oar of
Examples
- She gave the cat a stroke
- a stroke on the chin
- the stroke of a birds wing in flying, or of an oar in rowing
- the stroke of a skater, swimmer, etc.
- a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy
- on the stroke of midnight
- butterfly stroke
- a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death
- A flash of lightning may be made up of several strokes. If they are separated by enough time for the eye to distinguish them, the lightning will appear to flicker.
- to give some finishing strokes to an essay
- to stroke a boat
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