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Words related to stroking

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  • stroke

    a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.

  • babinski's reflex

    a reflex extension of the great toe with flexion of the other toes, evoked by stroking the sole of the foot: normal in infants but otherwise denoting central nervous system damage.

  • caress

    If you caress someone, you stroke them gently and affectionately.

  • court tennis

    a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening.

  • effleurage

    a delicate stroking motion in massage.

  • lick

    to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
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