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stroke

/stɹəʊk/
noun
  1. An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).

    "She gave the cat a stroke."

  2. A blow or hit.

    "a stroke on the chin"

  3. A single movement with a tool.

Synonymscaress, beat, blow, hit, CVA, cerebrovascular accident

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