Noun
1. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand;
"it took two strokes to get out of the bunker""a good shot require good balance and tempo""he left me an almost impossible shot"2. the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
3. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
4. a light touch
5. a light touch with the hands
6. the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
7. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
8. a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)
9. any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
10. a single complete movement