ˈæk.sə.dənt ˈæp.ə.plɛk.si daɪˈæɡənəl

ˈsɑlɪdəs ˈsɒlɪdəs ˈvəː.ɡjuːl ˈvɝ.ɡjul a light touch with the hands a single complete movement (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand it took two strokes to get out of the bunker a good shot requires good balance and tempo he left me an almost impossible shot any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing treat gingerly or carefully You have to stroke the boss strike a ball with a smooth blow row at a particular rate touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions He stroked his long beard a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush she applied the paint in careful strokes a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause winning the lottery was a happy accident the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck it was due to an accident or fortuity the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam a light touch the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club Nicklaus won by three strokes a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain