Noun:

हाथ का घुमाव, हाथ फेरने की क्रिया, टनटन, स्पर्श, घटना, घसीट, चोट, प्रहार, आघात,

Verb:

फेरना, एक ओर हाथ फेरना, सहलाना, थपथपाना,

strokes's Usage Examples:

As the rods make their measured strokes one of the miners, starting from the surface, steps on the first platform as it rises to the surface landing and is then lowered on the down stroke.

The majority of these reformers exemplified their preaching in their own persons, and St Dominic gained great renown by inflicting upon himself 300,000 strokes in six days.

- In the kata-kiri-bori every line has its proper value in the pictorial design, and strength and directness become cardinal elements in the strokes of the burin just as they do in the brushwork of the picture-painter.

In various places the back strokes, treated as an angle

"Different strokes for different folks," she quipped, and took a bite of the sandwich.

In these instances the backward and forward strokes are made to counterbalance each other.

A duckling only a few hours old if placed in water swims with orderly strokes.

This is necessary in order that the down and up strokes may glide into each other in such a manner as to prevent jerking and unnecessary retardation."

Neither the up nor the down strokes are complete in themselves.

The pool was only wide enough for a few strokes, which she covered quickly.

Synonyms:

lap, lick, fondle, caress, touch,

Antonyms:

allopatry, absence, sympatry, bad luck, misfortune,