<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow.</li><li>a hitting of or upon anything.</li><li>a striking of a clapper or hammer, as on a bell.</li><li>the sound produced by this.</li><li>a throb or pulsation, as of the heart.</li><li>a blockage or hemorrhage of a blood vessel leading to the brain, causing inadequate oxygen supply and, depending on the extent and location of the abnormality, such symptoms as weakness, paralysis of parts of the body, speech difficulties, and, if severe, loss of consciousness or death.</li><li>a person of ruined health; someone in bad shape physically or mentally.</li><li>a vigorous movement, as if in dealing a blow.</li><li>a hitting of a ball, as by the swing of a racquet in tennis or the controlled jabbing or thrusting with the cue in pool and billiards.</li><li>a single complete movement, especially one continuously repeated in some process.</li><li>the complete movement of a moving part, especially a reciprocating part, in one direction.</li><li>a half revolution of an engine during which the piston travels from one extreme of its range to the other.</li><li>a type or method of swimming.</li><li>a single pull of the oar.</li><li>a mark traced by or as if by one movement of a pen, pencil, brush, or the like.</li><li>a distinctive or effective touch in a literary composition.</li><li>a single or minimal act, piece, or amount of work, activity, etc.</li><li>a sudden or chance happening, as of luck or fortune.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to mark with a stroke or strokes, as of a pen; cancel, as by a stroke of a pen.</li><li>to row as a stroke oar of (a boat or crew).</li><li>to hit (a ball), as with a deliberate, smooth swing of a bat or club.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>