strokes

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
  2. noun the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
  3. noun a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

Synonyms

stroke, shot

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