stroke vs lick

stroke and lick both are nouns.

stroke and lick both are verbs.

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

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

stroke: touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
lick: pass the tongue over

Other hyponyms of stroke include caress, fondle, lap.

stroke (noun)	lick (noun)
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand	touching with the tongue
a light touch with the hands	(boxing) a blow with the fist
a single complete movement	a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
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

stroke (verb)	lick (verb)
treat gingerly or carefully	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
strike a ball with a smooth blow	take up with the tongue
row at a particular rate	pass the tongue over
touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

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