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stroke n. 1 blow, rap, tap, thump, knock, smack, whack, swipe, slam,
strike, Colloq wallop: One stroke of the hammer and the nail
went in. 2 action, motion, go, move, movement, feat,
achievement: She won the leading role and defeated her shyness
at one stroke. 3 flourish, movement, gesture; mark, dash,
Colloq splash: With a stroke of the pen the man's fate was
sealed. 4 beat, throb, pulse, pulsation, thump: His heart was
beating at exactly 72 strokes a minute. 5 attack, seizure, fit,
apoplexy, apoplectic fit, spasm, paralytic attack or fit;
Technical embolism, thrombosis, cerebrovascular accident,
aneurysm: Gerry has been incapacitated since he had a stroke.
6 pat, touch, caress: A few strokes of her fingers on my brow
and the headache was gone. 7 achievement, accomplishment, feat,
act, action, work; example; touch: Your idea of having a jazz
concert to raise money is a stroke of genius. 8 bit, jot or
tittle, scrap, iota, touch, stitch, hint, suggestion: You
haven't done a stroke of work all morning. 9 occurrence,
happening, matter: It was just a stroke of luck that I came
along when I did.
--v. 10 caress, pet, pat, fondle; massage, rub, soothe: His
heart beat faster when she stroked his hand lightly with her
fingertips.
stroll v. 1 amble, saunter, ramble, walk, wander, promenade, meander,
stray, Colloq mosey: I think I'll stroll over and buy a
newspaper.
--n. 2 amble, ramble, saunter, walk, wander, promenade,
meander, constitutional: Father rarely missed his Sunday stroll
in the park.
strong adj. 1 powerful, muscular, mighty, brawny, strapping, robust,
sturdy, stalwart, burly, stout, sinewy, athletic, wiry, Colloq
beefy, hefty, husky: He was so strong he carried both wounded
men 500 yards to safety. 2 powerful, concentrated, intense,
pungent, potent, sharp, piquant, acrid, heady, penetrating,
aromatic, fragrant, hot, spicy: There was a strong odour of
ammonia. The flavour is a little too strong for my taste. 3
smelly, odoriferous, noisome, stinking, foul, mephitic, miasmic,
putrid, putrescent, rotten: There is a strong smell of rotting
flesh. 4 concentrated, undiluted, potent, intensified: How can
you drink such strong coffee and still sleep? 5 vigorous,