noun

stroke

Translation

stroke (medical), stroke (hit), stroke (of a pen), stroke (swimming)

He had a stroke last year.

She won the match with one final stroke.

He painted the wall with bold strokes.

What's your best swimming stroke?

a sudden illness in the brain He had a stroke last year.

an act of hitting a ball She won the match with one final stroke.

a line made by a pen or brush He painted the wall with bold strokes.

a style of swimming What's your best swimming stroke?

Synonyms: (medical) seizure, attack; (hit) blow, hit; (mark) line, mark

From Old English 'strac' meaning 'stroke, blow'. Related to the verb 'to strike'.

A 'stroke' can be a 'strike' of a pen, a tennis racket, or a medical condition that 'strikes' the brain.