Stroke (disambiguation)

A stroke (a "brain stroke" or "brain attack") is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

Stroke or stroking may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

 * Stroke (composition), a 2010 orchestral composition by Joan Tower
 * Stroke (film), a 1992 Canadian short film
 * Stroke (journal), a cardiology journal
 * Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox, a 2009 benefit compilation album
 * "The Stroke", a 1981 song by Billy Squier
 * The Strokes, a rock band
 * "Stroke", a 2019 song by Banks from III
 * "Strokin, a 1986 song by Clarence Carter

Health conditions

 * Myocardial infarction or heart stroke
 * Sunstroke, a condition caused by overexposure to the sun

Sports

 * Rowing stroke, the action of moving an oar through the water to propel a boat forward
 * Stroke (position), in the sport of rowing, the rower seated closest to the stern
 * Stroke, a scuba diver who is not following the rules of Doing It Right
 * Stroke play, a scoring system used in golf
 * Swimming stroke, a swimming style

Writing and graphics

 * Stroke (CJK character), part of a Chinese character
 * Stroke, a trace of ink in handwriting
 * Stroke, a line that makes up part or all of a letter in typeface anatomy
 * Stroke, one of the two basic methods of drawing a path in vector graphics
 * Bar (diacritic) or stroke, a line drawn across a grapheme.
 * Slash (punctuation), the typographical character, is also known as a "stroke"

Other uses

 * Stroke (engine), a single action of some engines
 * Stroke (Fast One), a deception
 * Stroke, the recognition, attention or responsiveness that one person gives another in transactional analysis