B2nounhealth
US/stroʊk/
UK/strəʊk/
a sudden illness when blood stops reaching part of the brain; also one movement in swimming or writing
In context
My grandfather had a stroke last year and now finds it hard to speak.
High blood pressure greatly increases the risk of stroke.
Finding that cheap flight was a stroke of luck.
Words that go with stroke
verb + noun
- have a strokeHe had a stroke while he was at work.
- suffer a strokeShe suffered a stroke at the age of sixty.
noun + preposition
- stroke of luckMeeting her there was a stroke of luck.
- risk of strokeSmoking raises the risk of stroke.
noun + noun
- stroke patientStroke patients need physical therapy.
- brush strokeYou can see every brush stroke in the painting.