stroke

1. (transitive)To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).

2. (transitive)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.

3. (poetic, rare, transitive)Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).

4. (rare, transitive)To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.

5. (transitive)To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.

6. (transitive)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).

7. (transitive)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

8. (transitive)To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.

9. (transitive)To lengthen the stroke of (an engine) by installing a crankshaft with longer throws.

   Yes, it's 'only' a small block, but it’s got some tricks up its sleeve — it's been bored, stroked, ported, polished, and fuel-injected.

10. (intransitive)Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).

11. (intransitive)To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.

12. (transitive)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.

    streicheln, streichen

    гла́дитьgláditʹ, погла́дитьpogláditʹ, ласка́тьlaskátʹ

    гла́дитиhládyty, погла́дитиpohládyty

1. I had a stroke last year.

   У мене був інсульт минулого року. — deniko

   ruУ меня был инсульт в прошлом году. — odexed

   deLetztes Jahr hatte ich einen Schlaganfall. — xtofu80

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2. Tom had a stroke.

   У Тома був інсульт. — deniko

   ruС Томом случился удар. — marafon

   deTom hatte einen Schlaganfall. — wolfgangth

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3. I've had a stroke.

   У мене був інсульт. — deniko

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4. I just had a stroke.

   У мене щойно був інсульт. — deniko

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5. Tom must be having a stroke.

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