Stroke
noun
A sudden illness in which blood is not able to reach your brain, often causing loss of the ability to speak or move particular muscles.
He had a stroke two years ago, but has managed to regain some movement in his right arm.
Often appears as...
- have a stroke
- stroke patient
noun
A single smooth movement, often of a pen or brush.
He signed his name in a few quick strokes.
Often appears as...
- stroke of the pen
- paintbrush stroke
noun
In sports, it refers to the way a bat, racket, or club hits the ball in games such as cricket, tennis, or golf.
She has a very powerful forehand stroke.
Often appears as...
- golf stroke
- tennis stroke
Usage tips
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verb
To move your hand gently over something, usually while holding it.
She stroked the cat's soft fur.
Often appears as...
- stroke a cat
- stroke somebody's hair
noun
The act or an example of moving your arms in a certain way while swimming.
Her backstroke is really strong. She has been practicing it daily.
Often appears as...
- swim stroke
- freestyle stroke
Usage tips
General, Technical
noun
A sudden illness in which blood is not able to reach your brain, often causing loss of the ability to speak or move particular muscles.
He had a stroke two years ago, but has managed to regain some movement in his right arm.
Often appears as...
- have a stroke
- stroke patient
noun
A single smooth movement, often of a pen or brush.
He signed his name in a few quick strokes.
Often appears as...
- stroke of the pen
- paintbrush stroke
noun
In sports, it refers to the way a bat, racket, or club hits the ball in games such as cricket, tennis, or golf.
She has a very powerful forehand stroke.
Often appears as...
- golf stroke
- tennis stroke
Usage tips
General, Technical
verb
To move your hand gently over something, usually while holding it.
She stroked the cat's soft fur.
Often appears as...
- stroke a cat
- stroke somebody's hair
noun
The act or an example of moving your arms in a certain way while swimming.
Her backstroke is really strong. She has been practicing it daily.
Often appears as...
- swim stroke
- freestyle stroke
Usage tips
General, Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Medical Emergency
Use 'stroke' to describe a serious medical condition requiring immediate attention.
Call an ambulance, I think he's having a stroke!
Pro Tip 2/2Irreversible Damage
'Stroke' often refers to an event that might lead to long-term consequences.
After the stroke, she had to learn to walk again.
Pro Tip 1/2Medical Emergency
Use 'stroke' to describe a serious medical condition requiring immediate attention.
Call an ambulance, I think he's having a stroke!
Pro Tip 2/2Irreversible Damage
'Stroke' often refers to an event that might lead to long-term consequences.
After the stroke, she had to learn to walk again.
Pro Tip 1/2Medical Emergency
Use 'stroke' to describe a serious medical condition requiring immediate attention.
Call an ambulance, I think he's having a stroke!
Pro Tip 2/2Irreversible Damage
'Stroke' often refers to an event that might lead to long-term consequences.
After the stroke, she had to learn to walk again.
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Now, you all know that high cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke. And so you're thinking having high cholesterol isn't the best thing, and so the doctor says, "You know, I'd like to give you a drug that will help you lower your cholesterol, a statin."
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Physics also tells us that the only forces that can influence objects from afar are magnetic and gravitational. Probably the closest thing to telekinesis that science can explain is the use of thoughts to control a robotic arm. In the brains of stroke patients who can't move,
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studies show that chronically sleeping fewer than six hours a night increases stroke risk by four and half times compared to those getting a consistent seven to eight hours of shuteye. For a handful of people on the planet who carry a rare inherited genetic mutation,
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and cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems like strokes, is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack? Like all muscles, the heart needs oxygen, and during a heart attack, it can't get enough. Fatty deposits, or plaques,
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The right brain vs. left...
hear you um that talk was of course about your personal story surviving stroke at the time you were a neuroscientist and you became your own research subject um what happened at that talk what happened to your life within the first
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Aphasia: The disorder...
About one-third of stroke survivors suffer from aphasia making it more prevalent than Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis, yet less widely known. There is one rare form of aphasia called primary progressive aphasia, or PPA,
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What would happen if you...
Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes, and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
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Antlion Cone Death Trap...
They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry, the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke. Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off. Foraging decisions must be fast.
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The truth about bats -...
but vampire bats can be a great help to humans. A chemical known as desmoteplase found in vampire bat saliva helps break down blood clots, and is being tested by recovering stroke victims.
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Prison Predators PIPE...
I said with aggression with my face expression and bass not going in with no shirt on and my blood and my pockets over here seeing if you know he saw slapping or just grabbing by stroke
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How to stay calm when...
Now, you all know that high cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke. And so you're thinking having high cholesterol isn't the best thing, and so the doctor says, "You know, I'd like to give you a drug that will help you lower your cholesterol, a statin."
Video examples
Is telekinesis real? -...
Physics also tells us that the only forces that can influence objects from afar are magnetic and gravitational. Probably the closest thing to telekinesis that science can explain is the use of thoughts to control a robotic arm. In the brains of stroke patients who can't move,
Video examples
What would happen if you...
studies show that chronically sleeping fewer than six hours a night increases stroke risk by four and half times compared to those getting a consistent seven to eight hours of shuteye. For a handful of people on the planet who carry a rare inherited genetic mutation,
Video examples
What happens during a...
and cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems like strokes, is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack? Like all muscles, the heart needs oxygen, and during a heart attack, it can't get enough. Fatty deposits, or plaques,
Video examples
The right brain vs. left...
hear you um that talk was of course about your personal story surviving stroke at the time you were a neuroscientist and you became your own research subject um what happened at that talk what happened to your life within the first
Video examples
Aphasia: The disorder...
About one-third of stroke survivors suffer from aphasia making it more prevalent than Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis, yet less widely known. There is one rare form of aphasia called primary progressive aphasia, or PPA,
Video examples
What would happen if you...
Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes, and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
Video examples
Antlion Cone Death Trap...
They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry, the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke. Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off. Foraging decisions must be fast.
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
but vampire bats can be a great help to humans. A chemical known as desmoteplase found in vampire bat saliva helps break down blood clots, and is being tested by recovering stroke victims.
Video examples
Prison Predators PIPE...
I said with aggression with my face expression and bass not going in with no shirt on and my blood and my pockets over here seeing if you know he saw slapping or just grabbing by stroke
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Rod Laver
Australian Athlete
I wasn't embarrassed that I'd had a stroke, but I just didn't want people to think I was milking it or looking for sympathy. It happened, and I dealt with it. Afterwards, I tried to do what I could for other people who had strokes, speaking at hospitals that treated stroke victims.
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Julie Andrews
English Actress
When I've least expected it, an enormous opportunity or stroke of luck has crossed right under my nose. So I tell everybody, if you're passionate about what you do and you love it, do it. But do your homework. Because you'll never know when the opportunity is going to happen.
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Jack Davenport
British Actor
In terms of the pilot, you have to introduce a lot of characters in a very short period of time, and you have to paint with slightly broad brush strokes because you just need to give an audience an idea of who these people might be.
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Ram Dass
American Psychologist
The stroke has given me another way to serve people. It lets me feel more deeply the pain of others; to help them know by example that ultimately, whatever happens, no harm can come. 'Death is perfectly safe,' I like to say.
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Sela Ward
American Actress
It's about, I did talk about my life in broad strokes and what home meant to me in order to really explore the subject of home and can you go back and what that means for people in that sense of community that we've lost.
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Fat Joe
American Musician
I love to eat. If I could eat everything in the world and still be healthy or wouldn't catch a heart attack or stroke, I'd eat everything. I just can't. So I got to watch my health and take care of my family.
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Jack Nicklaus
American Golfer
I'd rather be two strokes ahead going into the last day than two strokes behind. Having said that, it's probably easier to win coming from behind. There is no fear in chasing. There is fear in being chased.
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Kirk Douglas
American Actor
When you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood, and I've discovered that when I talk slowly, people listen. They think I'm going to say something important!
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Ruth Rendell
British Writer
People who have had a stroke and are recovering from it love being read to... especially by someone who is a good reader - it does help them to get better.
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Ed Koch
American Politician
You want me to tell me the truth or do you want me to stroke you?
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Rod Laver
Australian Athlete
I wasn't embarrassed that I'd had a stroke, but I just didn't want people to think I was milking it or looking for sympathy. It happened, and I dealt with it. Afterwards, I tried to do what I could for other people who had strokes, speaking at hospitals that treated stroke victims.
Quote examples
Julie Andrews
English Actress
When I've least expected it, an enormous opportunity or stroke of luck has crossed right under my nose. So I tell everybody, if you're passionate about what you do and you love it, do it. But do your homework. Because you'll never know when the opportunity is going to happen.
Quote examples
Jack Davenport
British Actor
In terms of the pilot, you have to introduce a lot of characters in a very short period of time, and you have to paint with slightly broad brush strokes because you just need to give an audience an idea of who these people might be.
Quote examples
Ram Dass
American Psychologist
The stroke has given me another way to serve people. It lets me feel more deeply the pain of others; to help them know by example that ultimately, whatever happens, no harm can come. 'Death is perfectly safe,' I like to say.
Quote examples
Sela Ward
American Actress
It's about, I did talk about my life in broad strokes and what home meant to me in order to really explore the subject of home and can you go back and what that means for people in that sense of community that we've lost.
Quote examples
Fat Joe
American Musician
I love to eat. If I could eat everything in the world and still be healthy or wouldn't catch a heart attack or stroke, I'd eat everything. I just can't. So I got to watch my health and take care of my family.
Quote examples
Jack Nicklaus
American Golfer
I'd rather be two strokes ahead going into the last day than two strokes behind. Having said that, it's probably easier to win coming from behind. There is no fear in chasing. There is fear in being chased.
Quote examples
Kirk Douglas
American Actor
When you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood, and I've discovered that when I talk slowly, people listen. They think I'm going to say something important!
Quote examples
Ruth Rendell
British Writer
People who have had a stroke and are recovering from it love being read to... especially by someone who is a good reader - it does help them to get better.
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Ed Koch
American Politician
You want me to tell me the truth or do you want me to stroke you?
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