STROKE

Definitions

1. 1. To strike. [Obs.] Ye mote with the plat sword again Stroken him in the wound, and it will close. Chaucer.
2. 2. To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe. He dried the falling drops, and, yet more kind, He stroked her cheeks. Dryden.
3. 3. To make smooth by rubbing. Longfellow.
4. 4. To give a finely fluted surface to.
5. 5. To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.