stroke out

stroʊk aʊt

Definition of stroke out - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

writing

remove or delete something by drawing a line through it

She stroked out the incorrect answer on the test.

delete

erase

remove

medical

TECH.

suffer a stroke affecting the brain

TECH.

He suddenly stroked out during the meeting.

attack

collapse

seizure

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Expressions with stroke

finishing stroke

final action completing a task or project

The artist added the finishing stroke to the painting.

on the stroke of

prep.

exactly at a specific time shown on the clock

The show will start on the stroke of eight.

stroke of luck

unexpected event bringing good fortune

Winning the lottery was a stroke of luck.

stroke of a pen

quick decision made by signing a document

The law was changed with a stroke of a pen.

stroke of the pen

quick decision or action made by signing a document

The law was changed with a stroke of the pen.

at one stroke

adv.

immediately or all at once

The decision changed everything at one stroke.

Examples of stroke out in a sentence

The editor stroked out the unnecessary words.
She feared he might stroke out if he didn't relax.
The doctor warned him he could stroke out without medication.

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French:rayer, subir un AVC, ...
German:durchstreichen, einen Schlaganfall erleiden, ...
Italian:eliminare, avere un ictus, ...
Spanish:tachar, sufrir un derrame cerebral, ...
Portuguese:riscar, ter um derrame, ...
Chinese:划掉, 中风, ...
Japanese:削除する, 脳卒中を起こす, ...
Arabic:شَطَبَ, أُصِيبَ بِسَكْتَةٍ دِمَاغِيَّةٍ, ...
Hebrew:לִמְחוֹק בְּקַו, לִלְקוֹת בְּשִׁיבֶץ, ...
Russian:вычеркнуть, перенести инсульт, ...
Ukrainian:закреслювати, переносити інсульт, ...
Hindi:काटना, स्ट्रोक का सामना करना, ...
Bengali:কেটে দেওয়া, স্ট্রোক করা, ...
Catalan:tatxar, patir un ictus, ...
Czech:přeškrtnout, dostat mrtvici, ...
Danish:strege ud, falde om med et slagtilfælde, ...
Dutch:doorstrepen, een beroerte krijgen, ...
Greek:διαγράφω, υφίσταται εγκεφαλικό επεισόδιο, ...
Hungarian:áthúzni, szélütést kapni, ...
Khmer:គូសបន្ទាត់លុបចោល, កើតជំងឺដាច់សរសៃឈាមខួរក្បាល, ...
Korean:지우다, 뇌졸중을 겪다, ...
Persian:خط زدن, سکته کرد, ...
Polish:skreślić, dostać udaru, ...
Portuguese (BR):riscar, ter um derrame, ...
Romanian:a tăia, a suferi un AVC, ...
Swedish:stryka över, drabbas av en stroke, ...
Thai:ขีดฆ่า, เส้นเลือดในสมองแตก, ...
Turkish:çizmek, felç geçirmek, ...
Vietnamese:gạch bỏ, bị đột quỵ, ...

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