strokes
nounUK /strəʊks/
US /stroʊks/
Strokes are the marks you make when you move a pen or brush.
She painted the wall with quick, even strokes.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Gentle movements of your hand, like petting a cat.
He gave the dog a few soft strokes on its head.
3. A sudden health problem in the brain that can make part of the body stop working.
Her grandfather had a stroke and had to learn to walk again.
4. One single movement of an arm or leg, like in swimming.
She swam the length of the pool in twenty strokes.
5. The sound a clock makes when it rings.
At the stroke of midnight, the bells rang out.