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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

[edit] Writing

• Stroke (Chinese character), in graphics stroke order of Chinese characters
• Stroke (handwriting), a trace of ink in handwriting
• Slash (punctuation), the typographical character
• In the usage of some DIR scuba divers, a controversial term for a scuba diver who does not follow DIR rules

[edit] Sport

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

[edit] Music

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

[edit] Entertainment & Media

• The Stroke (Wrestling Maneuver)

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