stroke
noun
°An act of stroking .
"She gave the cat a stroke."
°A blow or hit.
"a stroke on the chin"
verb
°To move the hand over the surface of (something) in one direction.
°To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
synonyms: caress, blow, hit, shot more» , push, thrust, stroke of the pen, brushstroke, forward slash, shilling sign, slant, slash, solidus, virgule, hour, cerebrovascular accident, cva