stroke

En español: tachar, cruzar, golpear con suavidad

1. To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t). (transitive)
2. Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out. (transitive)
3. To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so. (transitive)
4. Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute). (transitive)
5. To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew). (transitive) · to stroke a boat
6. To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming. (transitive)
7. To lengthen the stroke of (an engine) by installing a crankshaft with longer throws. (transitive) · Yes, it's 'only' a small block, but it’s got some tricks up its sleeve — it's been bored, stroked, ported, polished, and fuel-injected.
8. Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4). (intransitive)

He/she/it strokes · Pasado stroked · Participio pasado stroked · Forma en -ing stroking