Stroke (disambiguation)

Stroke may refer to:

• Stroke, a cerebral accident, when blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Stroke (engine), a single action of some engines
• Sunstroke, hyperthermia or overheating of the body caused by overexposure to the sun and possibly high air temperatures

Writing

• Stroke (Chinese character), in graphics stroke order of Chinese characters
• Stroke (handwriting), a trace of ink in handwriting
• Slash (punctuation), the typographical character

Sport

• Rowing stroke, pulling an oar through the water during rowing
• Stroke play, a scoring system used in golf
• Swimming stroke, a swimming style

Music

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

Entertainment & Media

• The Stroke (Wrestling Manuever)