touch vs stroke

touch and stroke both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of touch include brush, light touch.

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

touch (noun)	stroke (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them	(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
the feel of mechanical action	a light touch with the hands
a distinguishing style	a single complete movement
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)	any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin	a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
deftness in handling matters	a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)	the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
a suggestion of some quality	a light touch
a communicative interaction	anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
the event of something coming in contact with the body	the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
a slight but appreciable amount	(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
a slight attack of illness	a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

touch (verb)	stroke (verb)
have an effect upon	treat gingerly or carefully
color lightly	strike a ball with a smooth blow
comprehend	row at a particular rate
make a more or less disguised reference to	touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
consume
make physical contact with, come in contact with
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
tamper with
cause to be in brief contact with
affect emotionally
perceive via the tactile sense
deal with; usually used with a form of negation
be relevant to
to extend as far as
be equal to in quality or ability