stroke

To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).

Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.

(poetic, rare) Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).

(rare) To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.

(ball games) To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.

(rowing); (swimming) To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.

(obsolete) To depict (something) with a paintbrush.

(medicine) Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).

(swimming) To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.