stroked
past simple and past participle ofstroke
stroke
verb[T]
uk/strəʊk/us/stroʊk/strokeverb[T](TOUCH)
B2
tomoveahand, anotherpartof thebody, or anobjectgentlyover something or someone, usuallyrepeatedlyand forpleasure:
Stroke thedogif youwant, he won'tbite.
Shelovinglystroked Chris'sfacewith thetipsof herfingers.
- "Go on, have a goodcry", he said, stroking herhair.
- She was all over him,kissinghim and stroking him.
- "Iloveit when you stroke my back, " shepurred.
- Sheleanedforwardto stroke thedogbutquicklydrewback when shesawitsteeth.
- I stroked her back and itseemedtosootheher.
Touching & feeling
- dab
- feel
- felt
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) withsomething
- get to second baseidiom
- get to third baseidiom
- handle
- kiss
- paw
- pet
- play withsomething
- retexture
- second base
- stroke
- tactile
- texture
- third base
- touch
- toy withsomething
strokeverb[T](HIT)
UK
tohitaball:
Thebatsmanstroked theballeffortlesslyto theboundary.
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- layoff
- loft
- pace
- pitch
- square ball
- stroke
- timeout
- underhand
- underspin
- watertight
Examplesofstroked
stroked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
She smiled,strokedher skirt with her hands and thanked him.
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Using two small brushes, the experimenters synchronouslystrokedcorresponding positions of the rubber and real arm.
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He watched attentively while she poured oil into the palm of her hand andstrokedthe oil on her skin.
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Istrokedthe moustache of my beard, and she said us'i.
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Favourable press coverage is not simply a matter of musicians getting their egosstroked; without it, they jeopardise their livelihoods.
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He has fulfilled every requirement, and dotted every "i"andstrokedevery"t" in his business.
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The fifth wasstrokedon the head before being bolted with the club.
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They are going to a special children's farm where they can be played with andstrokedevery day.
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There is no reason why we should wait until every "t"isstrokedand every"i" is dotted by an organisation that would love to make laws.
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Apparently a rottweiler was beingstrokedby a small child through a fence.
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If a cat isstrokedin one way it will purr, but if it isstrokedin another it will growl.
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Good government is when the cat isstrokedso that it purrs.
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Several other people round her all went away, but she got down to her horse,strokedhis nose, talked to him, got on the mail cart again, and drove away.
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They will also preen their owner with rapid light pecks, and accept beingstrokedgently in return.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A horse's mane on beingstrokedgave forth a shower of sparks.
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