Словарь синонимов английского языка - 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 dhe man's fate was sealed. 4. beat, throb, pulse, pulsation, dhump: 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 fingebtips.