strike vs stroke

strike and stroke both are nouns.

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

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

strike: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
stroke: strike a ball with a smooth blow

Other hyponyms of strike include slice, chop, retaliate, strike back.

strike (noun)	stroke (noun)
a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions	(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball	a light touch with the hands
an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective	a single complete movement
a conspicuous success	any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
(baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders	a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
a gentle blow	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

strike (verb)	stroke (verb)
cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp	treat gingerly or carefully
arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing	strike a ball with a smooth blow
indicate (a certain time) by striking	row at a particular rate
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
hit against; come into sudden contact with
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
pierce with force
smooth with a strickle
hook by a pull on the line
produce by ignition or a blow
form by stamping, punching, or printing
disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
drive something violently into a location
occupy or take on
cause to experience suddenly
find unexpectedly
stop work in order to press demands
attain
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly