How do you pronounce “stroke”?

noun

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/stɹoʊk/

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Noun: An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.“a stroke on the chin”
Verb: To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t ). Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through ( text ) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out. Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.). To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe. To hit or kick (the ball ) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so. Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes ( “ movements of the oar through water ” ) per minute ). To act as the stroke ( “ rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers ” ) of (a boat or its crew).“to stroke a boat”
Verb: To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush ) along (a surface ) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress. To masturbate.

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