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Scoring system in golf
Stroke play is a scoring system in the sport of golf. In the regular form of stroke play, also known as medal play, the total number of strokes is counted
Stroke_play
Club-and-ball sport
holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the
Golf
Death of a region of brain cells due to poor blood flow
stroke is a medical condition in which blood flow to a part of the brain is reduced or blocked causing cell death. There are two main types of stroke:
Stroke
Golf tournament
Stroke Play Championship is the national amateur stroke play golf championship in Scotland. Entry is open to all amateur golfers. It has been played annually
Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Scottish_Amateur_Stroke_Play_Championship
originally a match play event; however, in 1958 it was changed to a stroke play event. Walter Hagen (match play) and Jack Nicklaus (stroke play) hold the record
List of PGA Championship champions
List_of_PGA_Championship_champions
American professional golfer (born 1993)
future NFL player Christian McCaffrey. In 2010, Clark won the Colorado Stroke Play Championship. Aged 16, he was the youngest to win the title since Bob
Wyndham_Clark
Scoring system for golf
opponents; as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes. In match play the winner is the player
Match_play
American indie rock band
The Strokes are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1998. The band is composed of lead singer and primary songwriter Julian Casablancas,
The_Strokes
Amateur golf tournament
from 2021 it has been a 72-hole stroke play event, having last been played as a stroke play event in 1907. Originally played as the "Victorian Golf Cup" at
Australian_Amateur
Golf competition handicap system
equal to the number of strokes given. The table can be used in both match play and stroke play competitions. In match play the stroke index is used to evenly
Stroke_Index
Golf club in Somerset, England
the women's tees. The club has hosted the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy on 3 occasions, with the following
Burnham_&_Berrow_Golf_Club
Golf tournament in the United States
with the finals played on Tuesday. As a match play event (with a stroke play qualifier), it was not uncommon for the finalists to play over 200 holes in
PGA_Championship
American collegiate golf competition
Formerly, it was a stroke play team competition, but starting in 2009, the competition was changed to a stroke play/match play competition with the
NCAA Division I men's golf championship
NCAA_Division_I_men's_golf_championship
Golf tournament
was a stroke play team competition with an additional individual award. Beginning in 2015, after 72 holes of stroke play, the top eight teams play in single-elimination
NCAA Division I women's golf championship
NCAA_Division_I_women's_golf_championship
English professional golfer (born 1996)
victorious in the Jones-Doherty match-play Championship, and in May 2011, she won the Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship. She followed this up by
Charley_Hull
Amateur golf tournament
there are generally more than 64 qualifiers from the stroke play stage, the first round of the match play involves a small number of matches to reduce the
The_Amateur_Championship
Topics referred to by the same term
Right Stroke play, a scoring system used in golf Swimming stroke, a swimming style Stroke (CJK character), part of a Chinese character Stroke, a trace
Stroke_(disambiguation)
Sports event with a number of teams
tournaments meet the second definition, but while match play tournaments also meet the first, stroke play tournaments do not, since there are no distinct matches
Tournament
Activities similar to the game of golf
final "traditional" score. In stroke play, the score is derived by counting the total number of strokes taken. In match play, the score is derived by counting
Variations_of_golf
Golf tournament
open golf championship of the United States. It was a 72-hole stroke play tournament played from June 12–15 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont and Plum
2025_U.S._Open_(golf)
Rhythm exercise
short pattern of strokes, using John Pratt's logic that "the rudiments of drumming are strokes," in reference to the four basic drum strokes. Rudimental drumming
Drum_rudiment
English professional golfer (born 2004)
Handa Women's Scottish Open. In 2021, Woad won the Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship. In May 2022, she made her debut on the Ladies European
Lottie_Woad
Golf tournament
The English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship is the national women's amateur stroke play golf championship in England. Entry is open to all
English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship
English_Women's_Open_Amateur_Stroke_Play_Championship
Golf tournament
begins with a 36-hole stroke play competition, played over two days. The leading 64 competitors progress to the knock-out match play competition, ties for
The Women's Amateur Championship
The_Women's_Amateur_Championship
Scoring system in golf
counting the total number of strokes taken, as in regular stroke play, it involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole. Unlike
Stableford
Swedish professional golfer (born 1999)
professional golfer. As an amateur, he earned co-medalist honors in stroke play at the 2021 U.S. Amateur. As a professional, he qualified for the 2026
Hugo_Townsend
Golf tournament
Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship was founded in 1969 by the Ladies' Golf Union (now merged into The R&A) of Great Britain. A stroke play tournament
Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Ladies'_British_Open_Amateur_Stroke_Play_Championship
American professional golfer (born 1997)
became the youngest winner of the Metropolitan Golf Association's Ike Stroke Play Championship. He successfully defended the title in 2016. In 2017, Young
Cameron_Young
Golf tournament
Championships, played in late May, is an annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. From its inception through 2010, it was a 72-hole stroke play team competition
NCAA Division II men's golf championship
NCAA_Division_II_men's_golf_championship
English golfer
Farquharson, Colin (27 May 2007). "Parry wins late play-off for Welsh Open Amateur stroke-play title". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 23 December 2024
John_Parry_(golfer)
Golf tournament
Championship was the 105th PGA Championship. It was a 72-hole stroke play tournament played on May 18–21 on the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in
2023_PGA_Championship
a one-stroke penalty does not occur in this case. aggregate A score made over more than one round of play, or by two or more players playing as partners
Glossary_of_golf
Golf tournament held in the United States
and European Tour. Since 1898, the competition has been 72 holes of stroke play (four rounds on an 18-hole course). It is staged by the United States
U.S._Open_(golf)
English professional golfer (born 1991)
distinguished amateur career which included wins in the 2009 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the 2010 English Amateur, and runner-up finishes in
Tommy_Fleetwood
Condition caused by excessive exposure to high temperatures
Heat stroke or heatstroke, also known as sun-stroke, is a severe heat illness that results in a body temperature greater than 40.0 °C (104.0 °F), along
Heat_stroke
Swedish professional golfer (born 1999)
LPGA Tour. As an amateur, she won the 2017 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship. Grant is the granddaughter of James Grant, a Scottish golf
Linn_Grant
Easy shot in golf that is agreed to be left unplayed
automatically without being played. When a player has only a very short putt left to play, other players may grant a gimme (i.e., one stroke is counted), but the
Gimme_(golf)
Scottish professional golfer (born 1996)
won both the Scottish Youths Championship and the Scottish Boys Open Stroke-Play Championship. He won the Scottish Amateur in 2015. In 2016 he lost 2&1
Robert_MacIntyre
Golf tournament
Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship is the women's national amateur stroke play golf championship of Wales. It was first played in 1976 and is currently
Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship
Welsh_Women's_Open_Stroke_Play_Championship
Female golf tournament
The format began as a 54-hole stroke play competition over three days until 1997 when it was changed to a match play event. Sectional qualifying was
U.S._Senior_Women's_Amateur
Swedish golfer (born 1999)
finished tied 34th. In 2019, Åberg was runner-up at the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, and was a member of the winning Swedish team at the 2019
Ludvig_Åberg
Golf competition
ceremony First round of stroke play qualification Second round of stroke play qualification Match play Match play Match play finals Closing ceremony The
2026 European Amateur Team Championship
2026_European_Amateur_Team_Championship
American professional golfer (born 2003)
seven holes of the stroke play portion, but rallied to make the cut. He defeated Gordon Sargent in the first round of the match play en route to reaching
Nick_Dunlap
Australian professional golfer (born 1998)
the NSW Junior State Championship, and was runner-up at the Queensland Stroke Play & Amateur Championship, and the Australian Girls' Amateur. In 2016, she
Karis_Davidson
English professional golfer (born 1999)
in the stroke-play competition and earning a silver medal with his team since they lost in the final against host nation Sweden. He also played in the
Alex_Fitzpatrick
the only two golfers to win the competition in match play and stroke play eras. In the match play era, 9&8 was the largest margin of victory by Marian
List of Women's Western Open champions
List_of_Women's_Western_Open_champions
One of the annual World Golf Championships
rounds to be played by a player than a stroke play event, the format was still respected as offering a different challenge than stroke play. At the end
WGC_Match_Play
Swedish professional golfer (born 1961)
level (16 years old). In June 1980, Forsbrand won the Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship in rainy conditions at Växjö Golf Club. A month later, he
Anders_Forsbrand
Golf tournament
156 players competed in a 36-hole stroke play qualifier, with the top 64 advancing to a single-elimination match play bracket. Past champion Jim Liu earned
2013_U.S._Junior_Amateur
1981 single by Billy Squier
#52. The lyrics refer to the music business stroking the egos of musicians so that they will continue to play the game, though many likely assumed it was
The_Stroke
Professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Cromwell, Connecticut
outduels Strange, wins Greater Hartford Open Norris wins in Hartford by 6 strokes Controversial Mac 'Grady wins Hartford Open Azinger of a chip keys Hartford
Travelers_Championship
American professional golfer (born 1989)
S. Amateur Public Links. Wie made the top 64 in the stroke play rounds to qualify for match play. She lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Clay
Michelle_Wie_West
Golf tournament
Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship is the national women's amateur stroke play golf championship in Scotland (although entry
Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship
Helen_Holm_Scottish_Women's_Open_Championship
Stroke play golf tournament
The Spalding Women's Open Stroke Play was a national women's 72-hole stroke play golf tournament played in England from 1954 to 1959. It was sometimes
Spalding Women's Open Stroke Play
Spalding_Women's_Open_Stroke_Play
Golf competition
match-play over the next three days. The teams are seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team is drawn to play the quarter-final
2026 European Ladies' Team Championship
2026_European_Ladies'_Team_Championship
Private country club in Colorado, U.S.
changed to a stroke play format in 1958 and returned to Cherry Hills in 1985; Hubert Green won his second major with a score of 278 (–6), two strokes ahead of
Cherry_Hills_Country_Club
Cricket terminology
in the execution of a cricket stroke. Good technique is characterised by quickly getting into the correct position to play the shot, especially getting
Batting_(cricket)
Professional golf competition
was played in 1976 when the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship was extended to include professionals. The Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Women's_British_Open
Australian golf tournament
72 holes of stroke play. In 1903 the format was revised, there being a 36-hole stroke-play stage after which the leading 8 played match-play with a 36-hole
Australian_Open_(golf)
Golf tournament
The Swedish International Stroke Play Championship or Swedish International (SI) was a golf tournament played in Sweden from 1945 to 2007. It has been
Swedish International Stroke Play Championship
Swedish_International_Stroke_Play_Championship
122nd U.S. Open - golf
golf championship of the United States. It was a 72-hole stroke play tournament that was played between June 16–19 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts
2022_U.S._Open_(golf)
Annual golf tournament in the United States
consists of two days of stroke play, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a knockout competition held at match play to decide the champion. All
U.S._Amateur
2026 Off-Broadway musical
Broad Strokes is an upcoming autobiographical cabaret musical by American comedian Cat Cohen about her experience having a stroke at age 30, featuring
Broad_Strokes_(musical)
Golf tournament in Pebble Beach, California, United States
will play a Better ball format with one round on Pebble Beach and the other round at Spyglass Hill. The pros also play an individual stroke play format
AT&T_Pebble_Beach_Pro-Am
Smallest writing units of Chinese characters
Strokes (simplified Chinese: 笔画; traditional Chinese: 筆畫; pinyin: bǐhuà) are the smallest structural units making up written Chinese characters. In the
Chinese_character_strokes
ICC president & Pakistani cricketer (born 1947)
with razor-sharp reflexes, a high, twirling backlift, and late, wristy stroke-play that made run-scoring look effortless; despite spectacles, he is described
Zaheer_Abbas
American professional golfer (born 2002)
and won the Maridoe Junior Invitational. Brennan tied for 11th in the stroke play at the 2020 U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort; his brother Sean
Michael_Brennan_(golfer)
Measure of a golfer's playing ability
number of strokes to be given and the holes on which they would be in effect was negotiated between competing golfers prior to the start of play. According
Handicap_(golf)
Northern Irish golfer (born 1989)
second-place, three strokes behind the lead. He erased the deficit and had a two-stroke lead over Bryson DeChambeau with four holes to play, but bogeyed three
Rory_McIlroy
American professional golfer (born 1996)
kept the ball in play. Scheffler in particular excels with his approach play. In the 2024 season, he gained an average of 1.269 strokes per round on approach
Scottie_Scheffler
Pairs playing format in the game of golf
pairs playing format in the game of golf. It is also known as better ball or best ball. It is also sometimes abbreviated as 4BBB. In a stroke play competition
Four-ball_golf
New Zealand golfer (born 2001)
Boys Championship of Victoria 2019 Canterbury Men's Stroke Play Championship, South Island Stroke Play Championship, 2021 Southland 54 Hole Strokeplay Championship
Kazuma_Kobori
English professional golfer (1877–1943)
wins in multi-day events. Most of his victories were in one-day 36-hole stroke-play events at which Ray excelled. Ray was also known for performing well
Ted_Ray_(golfer)
Indian cricketer
commentator and pundit. A right-handed batsman known for his elegant stroke play, Laxman played as a middle-order batsman in Test cricket. Laxman is currently
VVS_Laxman
Amateur golf tournament
was first played in 1894 and is organised by Golf Australia. Having traditionally been a match play event, it became a 72-hole stroke play event in 2021
Australian_Women's_Amateur
Scottish golfer (born 1954)
Championship, Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship 1977 Northern Open Note: Murray only played in The Open Championship. Did not play CUT = missed the half-way
Ewen_Murray
Russian professional golfer (born 2003)
Championship, four strokes behind Virginia Elena Carta. She enrolled at the University of Miami in January 2021 and started playing with the Miami Hurricanes
Nataliya_Guseva
Italian professional golfer
Molinari. As an amateur, he won the Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship twice, and the Italian Match Play Championship in 2004. Molinari turned professional
Francesco_Molinari
Australian professional golfer (born 1996)
International Junior Classic, Tasmanian Stroke Play Championship 2012 U.S. Girls' Junior, Tasmanian Stroke Play Championship 2013 Australian Women's Amateur
Minjee_Lee
English cricketer (born 1989)
Adelaide Strikers. She is a wicket-keeper-batter known for her free-flowing stroke play, opening the batting in limited-overs matches and batting in the middle
Sarah_Taylor_(cricketer)
Former golf tournament
knockout match play tournament preceded by a 36-hole stroke play qualifying round; when it was revived following the war it was a pure stroke play tournament
Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
Yorkshire_Evening_News_Tournament
Golf tournament for national teams
holes of stroke play with the combined score of the two-man team determining the winner. From 1954 to 1999, the format was 72 holes of stroke play. Beginning
World_Cup_(men's_golf)
2006 video game
is the quickest way to gain experience. Stroke play is in the "Traditional Game Modes" section. Stroke Play allows up to four players to compete on a
Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_07
Type of match in golf
Foursomes can also be played in stroke play competitions, with the winners being the team who have taken the fewest strokes to complete a set number
Foursomes
Golf resort in Oregon, United States
for the event, with Bandon Trails used as the second course for the stroke-play portion of the event. Bandon Dunes hosted the 2011 U.S. Amateur Public
Bandon_Dunes_Golf_Resort
American golf tournament
Augusta and Champions Retreat Golf Club in nearby Evans. The 54-hole stroke play event debuted in 2019. The tournament is split between the two venues
Augusta National Women's Amateur
Augusta_National_Women's_Amateur
Belgian golfer
Masters in Finland, 2 strokes behind Helen Briem. She won the Belgian International Amateur Championship & National Stroke Play Championship back-to-back
Savannah_De_Bock
American professional golfer (born 1990)
back-to-back titles at the event. Spaun also finished tied for third in the stroke play at the 2011 NCAA Division I men's golf championship. He was named an
J._J._Spaun
Golf tournament
conclusion of the 72 holes stroke-play event. At the same time, the lowest scoring eight teams advanced to the match-play team event. The quarterfinals
2026 NCAA Division I women's golf championship
2026_NCAA_Division_I_women's_golf_championship
Country club in Georgia, United States
to host the 2014 U.S. Amateur, with stroke-play qualifying on the Riverside and Highlands Courses and match play on the Highlands Course. The Riverside
Atlanta_Athletic_Club
NCAA men's golf championship tournament
Source: The following eight teams had the lowest stroke play total and advanced into the match-play event. Sources: June 1, 2026 (Par:72, Total: 288)
2026 NCAA Division I men's golf championship
2026_NCAA_Division_I_men's_golf_championship
Retrieved 15 August 2021. "Golfゴルフ/ GolfMen's Individual Stroke Play男子個人ストロークプレー / Stroke Play individuel -hommesRound 1第1ラウンド / 1er tour Leaderboardリーダーボード/
Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Venezuela_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
American professional golfer (born 1958)
Championship, South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship, Pacific Coast Amateur 1980 South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship 1982 Lake Macquarie
Curt_Byrum
Golf tournament
Tournament in 1971. In 1973 the event was played on the Old Course at St Andrews. Graham Marsh won by 6 strokes from Peter Oosterhuis. Total prize money
Scottish_Open_(golf)
Indian golfer (born 1998)
golfer who played at 2013 Asian Youth Games, 2014 Youth Olympics, and 2014 Asian Games. She won the 2015 Ladies British Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Aditi_Ashok
Amateur golf tournament
Amateur Stroke Play Championship was a national amateur golf championship played in Australia between 1992 and 2011. From 2008 to 2011, the stroke play championship
Australian Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Australian_Women's_Amateur_Stroke_Play_Championship
South African professional golfer (born 2003)
both the South African Stroke Play Championship and the South African Amateur Championship. He won the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship back to
Casey_Jarvis
Golf tournament held in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
be a PGA Tour member or earn entry through a sponsor exemption. The stroke play format was alternate shot (foursome) in the first and third rounds and
Zurich_Classic_of_New_Orleans
South African professional golfer (born 1982)
Amateur Stroke Play Championship (South Africa) 2002 Indian Amateur Open Championship (tied), Irish Amateur Open Championship, Natal Open Stroke Play Championship
Louis_Oosthuizen
Golf club in Norfolk, England
Amateur Championships. The club has hosted the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy on 5 occasions with the following
Hunstanton_Golf_Club
STROKE PLAY
STROKE PLAY
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name, from Middle English, Old French trone ‘weighing machine’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places, for example in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Suffolk, so called from Old English stÅw, a word akin to stoc (see Stoke), with the specialized meaning ‘meeting place’, frequently referring to a holy place or church. Places in Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and Staffordshire having this origin use the spelling Stowe, but the spelling difference cannot be relied on as an indication of locality of origin. The final -e in part represents a trace of the Old English dative inflection.Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.A John Stowe settled in Roxbury, MA, and took the freeman’s oath in 1634.
Boy/Male
English
From the village.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stoke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stork ‘stork’, hence a nickname for a thin man with long legs, or perhaps occasionally a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a stork. In Yorkshire, where the name is most frequent, it may be a habitational name from a place so named (now known as Storkhill), near Beverley.North German : nickname for someone thought to resemble a stork, Middle Low German stork.German : habitational name from a place so named in Hesse.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England named from Middle English stoke. The exact sense in individual cases is not clear; it seems to have meant originally merely ‘place’, and to have been used mainly for an outlying hamlet or dependent settlement.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Middle English strike(n) ‘to stroke, smooth’, applied as an occupational name for someone whose job was to fill level measures of grain by passing a flat stick over the brim of the measure, thus removing any heaped excess.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from any of the numerous places called Stoke.Dutch : occupational name for a stoker, Middle Dutch stokere, or from the same word in the sense ‘fire raiser’, ‘arsonist’.Scottish : occupational name for a trumpeter, Gaelic stocaire, an agent derivative of stoc ‘Gaelic trumpet’. The name is borne by a sept of the McFarlanes.
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : habitational name from places in Gloucestershire and Middlesex, so named from Old English strÅd ‘marshy ground overgrown with brushwood’. Strood in Kent is named with the same word, and some examples of the surname are no doubt derived from this term in independent use.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Stock.Probably an Americanized form of Stokke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Striker (from the Old English byform strÄcian).
Boy/Male
English
Stone
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on or by a strip of land, Old English strīp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.North German (Ströker) : from an agent derivative of Struck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stroud.German (Ströde) : topographic name from a dialect word meaning ‘thicket’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stride ‘(long) pace’ (from stride(n) ‘to walk with long steps’), presumably a nickname for someone with long legs or whose gait had a purposeful air, although Reaney and Wilson suggest it may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived by a crossing point over a stream, presumably no wider than a stride. They cite as an example a place known as The Strid, in North Yorkshire.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : perhaps, as Reaney suggests, a variant of Strutt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name from Middle English strike, the stick used by a Striker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English strong, strang ‘strong’, generally a nickname for a strong man but perhaps sometimes applied ironically to a weakling.French : translation of Trahand, a metonymic occupational name for a silkworker who drew out the thread from the cocoons (see Trahan).Translation of Ashkenazic Jewish Stark.
Boy/Male
English
Village
STROKE PLAY
STROKE PLAY
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Handsome
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Malaysian, Muslim
Respect
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hathaway.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Advisor
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mandavya | மநà¯à®¤à®¾à®µà¯à®¯à®¾
Name of a sage
Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Oriya, Parsi, Pashtun, Punjabi, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil
Rose; Beloved's Tears
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
King
Girl/Female
French Latin
From the Latin Lucretia. Famous bearer: Lucrece, a Roman matron who committed suicide as a public...
Girl/Female
German, Hebrew
Palm Tree
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Fire Faced
STROKE PLAY
STROKE PLAY
STROKE PLAY
STROKE PLAY
STROKE PLAY
n.
A stroke.
v. t.
The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
v. t.
To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
v. t.
The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
v. t.
A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
v. t.
The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
v. t.
To strike.
v. t.
To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.
v. t.
To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march.
n.
An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
v. t.
To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.
a.
Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.
v. t.
A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
v. t.
To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
v. t.
To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror.
imp. & p. p.
of Stroke
v. t.
A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
v. i.
To strike with a long stroke.
v. t.
To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch.