Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Having a replacement crankshaft with a longer stroke than normal
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of stroke.
Examples
“After Lee grounded out, Martin stroked an RBI double to right, increasing the Devil Rays 'advantage to 4-1.”
“Billy Martin stroked a first inning RBI single and Brian”
“Eckstein stroked a run-scoring single with one out in the seventh of Fultz.”
“When Charlotte got the ball in, Mashburn was fouled again, and again stroked both shots, putting the Hornets on top by five with 8.5 seconds to play.”
“He asked himself over a glass of vodka whether Pokryshkin had handled-he didn't know the Western expression "stroked" - him enough to create a false impression.”
“But his gentle delicate way, the soft touch with which he again stroked back her hair or took her hand, speaking kindness and sympathy, the loving pressure of his lips once or twice to her brow, the low tones in which he told her that she was making herself sick; that she must not do so; that she must let him take care of her, – were powerful to soothe or quiet a sensitive mind, and Fleda felt them.”
“Rogers says that when Marrow "stroked" some of the images, "I was sitting there in total disgust and yet I was stimulated.”
“Although he wasn't part of the Davis campaign team he was a regular provider of information and was 'stroked' to make him feel part of it.”
“The memorable time when I had "stroked" Cambridge to victory was nothing to this.”
“Washington, Mar 12: Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches has revealed that she was "stroked" by pop star Michael Jackson when she was just eight years old.”
Lists
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Russian Doll Words
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Belfast lingo
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swall, score, flim, whips, zoink, hack, craic, hallion, snattered, waab, boke, eejit and 20 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
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claironeill Ripped-off (Belfast) Jul 27, 2011