simple past tense and past participle of stroke

plural of by-stroke

An accidental or slyly given stroke; a side-blow or side-wind; a ruse.

Alternative form of at one stroke

(medicine) Someone who has suffered brain damage due to a stroke.

plural of strokee

Precisely at a particular time.

(automotive) Abnormal operation of a two-stroke internal combustion engine, such that the cylinder only fires every second cycle (like a four-stroke engine). This occurs when the exhaust scavenging and inlet charging leaves a mixture in the cylinder which does not ignite, but needs a second scavenge/charge to produce an adequate mix.

(slang) deep thought or contemplation, especially when pretentious

present participle of stroke out