Stroke (disambiguation)

A stroke is a cerebral accident, when blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted.

Stroke may also refer to:

• Stroke (engine), a single action of some engines
• Stroke (journal), a cardiology journal
• A controversial term for a DIR scuba diver who does not follow DIR rules
• In transactional analysis, the recognition, attention or responsiveness that one person gives another

Entertainment & Media

• The Stroke (wrestling maneuver)
• "The Stroke", a 1981 top-20 hit for rock musician Billy Squier
• The Strokes, a rock band
• Stroke 9, a rock band

Writing

• Another term for bar (diacritic)
• Stroke (CJK character), part of a Chinese character
• Stroke, a trace of ink in handwriting
• In typeface anatomy, a line that makes up part or all of a letter
• Slash (punctuation), the typographical character

Sport

• Stroke (rowing), various uses in the sport of rowing
• Stroke play, a scoring system used in golf
• Swimming stroke, a swimming style

See also

• Anatomy of a rowing stroke, pulling an oar through the water during rowing
• Sunstroke, hyperthermia or overheating of the body caused by overexposure to the sun and possibly high air temperatures
• To Pull a Stroke (Fast One), term used in Ireland to describe "pulling a fast one", i.e. to deceive people, often by elaborate and crafty means, for personal gain
• The city of Derry City in Northern Ireland is sometimes referred to as "Stroke City" due to it having two working names, i.e. Derry with or without the London prefix.