stroke vs strike

stroke and strike both are nouns.

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

As verbs, strike is a hypernym of stroke; that is, strike is a word with a broader meaning than stroke:

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

Other hypernyms of stroke include hit.

stroke (noun)	strike (noun)
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand	a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
a light touch with the hands	a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
a single complete movement	an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing	a conspicuous success
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information	(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 mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush	a gentle blow
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)	strike (verb)
treat gingerly or carefully	cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
strike a ball with a smooth blow	arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
row at a particular rate	indicate (a certain time) by striking
touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions	make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
	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