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STROKE

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There are 17 entries related to STROKE in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.


1. What does STROKE mean?
pronunciation
Meaning no. 1/14 (10 senses as a noun, 4 senses as a verb): (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

2. What does CAM STROKE mean?
pronunciation
The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

3. What does GOLF STROKE mean?
pronunciation
The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

4. What does HAIR STROKE mean?
pronunciation
It's a very fine line in writing or printing

5. What does STROKE PLAY mean?
pronunciation
Golf scoring by total strokes taken

6. What does GROUND STROKE mean?
pronunciation
It's a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once

7. What does TENNIS STROKE mean?
pronunciation
The act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket

8. What does BACKHAND STROKE mean?
pronunciation
It's a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke

9. What does FOREHAND STROKE mean?
pronunciation
(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

10. What does ISCHEMIC STROKE mean?
definition
The most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)

11. What does SWIMMING STROKE mean?
pronunciation
It's a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward

12. What does BUTTERFLY STROKE mean?
pronunciation
It's a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

13. What does ISCHAEMIC STROKE mean?
definition
The most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)

14. What does FOUR-STROKE ENGINE mean?
pronunciation
It's an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke

15. What does HEMORRHAGIC STROKE mean?
pronunciation
Stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain

16. What does HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE mean?
definition
Stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain

17. What does FOUR-STROKE INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE mean?
pronunciation
It's an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke


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