strokes is a form of:
Stroke
noun
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- (an act of striking something, a single movement or action or effort, a successful or skillful effort, one of a series of repeated movements, one hit at the ball in various games, golf this used as a unit of scoring, blow a sudden attack) stroke of a hammer ការវាយមួយប៉ូង
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- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ជម្ងឺដាច់សរសៃឈាមក្នុងក្បាល
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- (An act or spell of stroking) ការអង្អែល
Example: Anong stroked her kitten, by the stroke of her mother's hand. - 4.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) បន្ទះលោហៈធាតុស្តើងវែង, ជំងឺដាច់សរសៃឈាម
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- ការកើតមានឡើង
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- Stroke (of a pen) ខ្វាច
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- Stroke (of luck) ការកើតមានឡើង
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- Stroke (of twelve) ការវាយម៉ោង (របស់នាឡិកានៅម៉ោង១២)
verb — past tense: strokeed ; past participle: strokeed ; present participle: strokeing ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) (To draw one's hand, to hit [a ball]) អុំ
Example: The lumberjack lopped off the branch with one stroke of his ax, a stroke of lightning, a stroke of a swimmer; a stroke of an oar, On the stroke of midnight.stroke the water កាយទឹក - 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to pass the hand gently along the surface of) អង្អែល, បបោសអង្អែល, រក្សា
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
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- The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
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- The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
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- A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
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- The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.
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- The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
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- The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon.
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- The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
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- The striking of the clock to tell the hour.
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- A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking.
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- A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
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- A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
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- A throb or beat, as of the heart.
verb — past tense: strokeed ; past participle: strokeed ; present participle: strokeing ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.
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- (TRANSITIVE) Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To make smooth by rubbing.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To give a finely fluted surface to.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.
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- In croquet, etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in different directions one's own and the opponent's ball placed in contact.
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- Struck
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- To strike
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- Power, influence
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- Appetite