stroke
An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
Example
“a stroke on the chin”
Other meanings
An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
Word history
From Old English "strāc".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “stroke” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.