- 1stroke something to move your hand gently and slowly over an animal's fur or hair He's a beautiful dog. Can I stroke him? see pet
- 2stroke something/somebody to move your hand gently over a surface, someone's hair, etc. He stroked her hair affectionately.
- 3stroke something + adv./prep. to move something somewhere with a gentle movement She stroked away his tears. He stroked the ball between the posts. be nice to someone
- 4stroke somebody (informal) to be very nice to someone, especially to get them to do what you want
stroke
verbNAmE//stroʊk//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they stroke he / she / it strokes
past simple stroked
-ing form stroking
Check pronunciation: stroke