stroke

/strəʊk/noun

उच्चारण स्ट्रोक

आघात; प्रहार; झटका

Core word

noun

1
[C]
a sudden serious illness when a blood vessel in the brain bursts or is blocked; a hit; a single movement of the arm when hitting a ball; a mark made by a pen or brush; a sudden successful action
आघात; प्रहार; झटका
- a stroke of luck
- at the stroke of midnight
Synonyms blow hit movement mark attack

verb

1
[T]
to move your hand gently and slowly over an animal's fur or hair
सहलाना
- stroke the cat
- She stroked the sleeping kitten gently and then tiptoed out of the room.
Synonyms caress pat pet rub

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

blow hit movement mark attack caress pat pet rub

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A stroke of luck (sudden good luck), a stroke of genius (a brilliant idea), at a stroke (with one action); GK: India became independent at the stroke of midnight (Nehru's 'Tryst with Destiny').

Idioms: a stroke of luck (अचानक सौभाग्य), a stroke of genius (शानदार विचार), at a stroke (एक ही बार में); GK में भारत आधी रात को स्वतंत्र हुआ (नेहरू का 'Tryst with Destiny')।