row vs stroke

row and stroke both are nouns.

row and stroke both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
row	Yes	No	Yes	No
stroke	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stroke is a hyponym of row; that is, stroke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than row:

row: propel with oars
stroke: row at a particular rate

Other hyponyms of row include feather, square, pull, scull.

row (noun)	stroke (noun)
the act of rowing as a sport	(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
(construction) a layer of masonry	a light touch with the hands
a continuous chronological succession without an interruption	a single complete movement
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line	any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side	a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)	a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
an angry dispute	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

row (verb)	stroke (verb)
propel with oars	treat gingerly or carefully
	strike a ball with a smooth blow
	row at a particular rate
	touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

Difference between row and stroke

Words related to "stroke"

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