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Coy :: Coy (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke.

Lash :: Lash (n.) A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.

Swim :: Swim (v. i.) To move progressively in water by means of strokes with the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail..

Pulsation :: Pulsation (n.) A stroke or impulse by which some medium is affected, as in the propagation of sounds..

Dash :: Dash (n.) A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain..

Pat :: Pat (v. t.) To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog..

Reverse :: Reverse (a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

Ictus :: Ictus (n.) A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc..

Paw :: Paw (v. t.) To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely..

Flip-flap :: Flip-flap (adv.) With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long and loose..

Apoplectical :: Apoplectical (a.) Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke..

Indicator :: Indicator (n.) An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with the pist

Beat :: Beat (n.) A stroke; a blow.

Roll :: Roll (v.) The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.

Handystroke :: Handystroke (n.) A blow with the hand.

Impact :: Impact (n.) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.

Lash :: Lash (n.) A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes..

Stripe :: Stripe (n.) A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark..

Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke..

Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste..

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