| • | Struck. |
| • | The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a
violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an
instrument or weapon. |
| • | The result of effect of a striking; injury or
affliction; soreness. |
| • | The striking of the clock to tell the hour. |
| • | A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a
stroking. |
| • | A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch
of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke. |
| • | Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a
written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an
essay. |
| • | A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack;
a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one;
as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death. |
| • | A throb or beat, as of the heart. |
| • | One of a series of beats or movements against a
resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is
accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in
rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc. |
| • | The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke. |
| • | The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other
oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar. |
| • | The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman. |
| • | A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done,
produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such
an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master
stroke of policy. |
| • | The movement, in either direction, of the piston
plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump,
in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward
stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a
piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke. |
| • | Power; influence. |
| • | Appetite. |
| • | To strike. |
| • | To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the
hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to
caress; to soothe. |
| • | To make smooth by rubbing. |
| • | To give a finely fluted surface to. |
| • | To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat. |
Here is the answer for the: Painter’s motion crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on November 21 2024 Eugene Sheffer Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Painter’s motion has a total of 6 letters.