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lick vs stroke

stroke vs lick

lick and stroke both are nouns.

lick and stroke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lick Yes No Yes No
stroke Yes No Yes No
As verbs, stroke is a hypernym of lick; that is, stroke is a word with a broader meaning than lick:
  • lick: pass the tongue over
  • stroke: touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
lick (noun) stroke (noun)
touching with the tongue (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
(boxing) a blow with the fist a light touch with the hands
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick a single complete movement
any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
a light touch
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
lick (verb) stroke (verb)
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of treat gingerly or carefully
take up with the tongue strike a ball with a smooth blow
pass the tongue over row at a particular rate
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
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