| backstroke | (noun) a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back | - |
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| (verb) swim on one's back | - |
| breaststroke | (noun) a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick | - |
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| (verb) swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg | - |
| broke | (adjective) lacking funds | Synonyms: bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke |
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| downstroke | (noun) a stroke normally made in a downward direction | - |
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| heatstroke | (noun) collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat | Synonyms: heat hyperpyrexia |
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| instroke | (noun) the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft | - |
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| keystroke | (noun) the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard | Synonyms: key stroke |
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| masterstroke | (noun) an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery | - |
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| outstroke | (noun) the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft | - |
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| sidestroke | (noun) a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick | - |
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| stroke | (noun) (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand | Synonyms: shot |
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| (noun) a light touch with the hands | Synonyms: stroking |
| (noun) a single complete movement | - |
| (noun) any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing | - |
| (noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | Synonyms: diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, virgule |
| (noun) a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush | - |
| (noun) the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam | Synonyms: cam stroke, throw |
| (noun) a light touch | - |
| (noun) anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | Synonyms: accident, chance event, fortuity |
| (noun) the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew | - |
| (noun) (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club | - |
| (noun) a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain | Synonyms: apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA |
| (verb) treat gingerly or carefully | - |
| (verb) strike a ball with a smooth blow | - |
| (verb) row at a particular rate | - |
| (verb) touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions | - |
| sunstroke | (noun) sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat | Synonyms: insolation, siriasis, thermic fever |
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| upstroke | (noun) a stroke normally made in an upward direction | - |
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