Push vs. Stroke — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Push and Stroke
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Push
To apply pressure against (something), especially for the purpose of moving it
Pushed the door but couldn't budge it.
Stroke
A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding.
Push
To move (something) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove
Pushed the crate aside.
Stroke
An act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow
He received three strokes of the cane
Push
To exert downward pressure on (a button or keyboard, for example); press.
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Stroke
A mark made by drawing a pen, pencil, or paintbrush in one direction across paper or canvas
The paint had been applied in careful, regular strokes
Push
To force (one's way)
We pushed our way through the crowd.
Stroke
An act of moving one's hand across a surface with gentle pressure
Massage the cream into your skin using light upward strokes
Push
To urge forward or urge insistently; pressure
Pushed him to study harder.
Stroke
Each of a series of movements in which something moves out of its position and back into it
The ray swam with effortless strokes of its huge wings
Push
To extend or enlarge
Pushed sales into the millions.
Stroke
A sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis
Smoking increases the risk of stroke
He was left disabled by a stroke
Push
(Informal) To approach in age
Is pushing 40 and still hasn't settled down.
Stroke
Move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress
He put his hand on her hair and stroked it
Push
(Informal) To promote or sell (a product)
The author pushed her latest book by making appearances in bookstores.
Stroke
Act as the stroke of (a boat or crew)
He stroked the coxed four to victory
Push
(Slang) To sell (a narcotic) illegally
Push drugs.
Stroke
Hit or kick (a ball) smoothly and deliberately
Markwick stroked the ball home
Push
(Sports) To hit (a ball) in the direction toward the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.
Stroke
The act or an instance of striking, as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool; a blow or impact.
Push
To exert pressure or force against something
Winds pushing against the sail.
Stroke
The striking of a bell or gong.
Push
To advance despite difficulty or opposition; press forward
The regiment pushed toward the front line.
Stroke
The sound so produced.
Push
To advocate or recommend something insistently
Pushed for a change in leadership.
Stroke
The time so indicated
At the stroke of midnight.
Push
To expend great or vigorous effort
Pushed to finish his paper by the deadline.
Stroke
A sudden action or process having a strong impact or effect
A stroke of lightning.
Push
The act of pushing; a thrust
Gave the door a push.
Stroke
A sudden occurrence or result
A stroke of luck.
A stroke of misfortune.
Push
The act of pressing
With a push of the button.
Stroke
A sudden severe attack, as of paralysis or sunstroke.
Push
A vigorous or insistent effort toward an end; a drive
A push to reform health care.
Stroke
A sudden loss of brain function caused by a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel to the brain, characterized by loss of muscular control, diminution or loss of sensation or consciousness, dizziness, slurred speech, or other symptoms that vary with the extent and severity of the damage to the brain. Also called cerebral accident, cerebrovascular accident.
Push
A provocation to action; a stimulus
Has artistic talent but needs a push to get started.
Stroke
An inspired or effective idea or act
A stroke of genius.
Push
(Informal) Persevering energy; enterprise
Doesn't have the push to get the job done.
Stroke
A single uninterrupted movement, especially when repeated or in a back-and-forth motion
The stroke of a pendulum.
Push
To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
You need to push quite hard to get this door open.
Stroke
A keystroke.
Push
(transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
Stroke
Any of a series of movements of a piston from one end of the limit of its motion to another.
Push
(transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
To push an objection too far; to push one's luck
Stroke
A single completed movement of the limbs and body, as in swimming or rowing.
Push
(transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.
They're pushing that perfume again.
There were two men hanging around the school gates today, pushing drugs.
Stroke
The manner or rate of executing such a movement
My favorite stroke is butterfly. She had a very rapid stroke.
Push
(intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
Stroke
The rower who sits nearest the coxswain or the stern and sets the tempo for the other rowers.
Push
To approach; to come close to.
My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.
Stroke
The position occupied by this person.
Push
(intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.
Stroke
A movement of the upper torso and arms for the purpose of striking a ball, as in golf or tennis.
Push
(intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
Stroke
The manner of executing such a movement.
Push
To make a higher bid at an auction.
Stroke
A scoring unit in golf counted for such a movement
Finished six strokes under par.
Push
(poker) To make an all-in bet.
Stroke
A single mark made by a writing or marking implement, such as a pen.
Push
To move (a pawn) directly forward.
Stroke
The act of making such a mark.
Push
(computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
Stroke
A printed line in a graphic character that resembles such a mark.
Push
(computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
Stroke
A distinctive effect or deft touch, as in literary composition.
Push
(obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
Stroke
A light caressing movement, as of the hand.
Push
To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
Stroke
To mark with a single short line.
Push
(snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
Stroke
To draw a line through; cancel
Stroked out the last sentence.
Push
A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
Give the door a hard push if it sticks.
Stroke
(Nautical) To set the pace for (a rowing crew).
Push
An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
One more push and the baby will be out.
Stroke
To hit or propel (a ball, for example) with a smoothly regulated swing.
Push
A great effort (to do something).
Some details got lost in the push to get the project done.
Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.
Stroke
To make or perform a stroke.
Push
An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
Stroke
(Nautical) To row at a particular rate per minute.
Push
(military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
Stroke
To rub lightly with or as if with the hand or something held in the hand; caress.
Push
A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
Stroke
(Informal) To behave attentively or flatteringly toward (someone), especially in order to restore confidence or gain cooperation.
Push
(computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
Stroke
An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
A stroke on the chin
Push
The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
Server push; a push technology
Stroke
An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
Push
A particular crowd or throng or people.
Stroke
A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
Push
(snooker) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
Stroke
An act, or the sound, of the clapper or hammer of a clock hitting a bell or other striking mechanism; hence, the time when such a strike occurs.
On the stroke of midnight
Push
A pustule; a pimple.
Stroke
(ball games) An act of hitting or trying to hit a ball; also, the manner in which this is done.
Push
A pustule; a pimple.
Stroke
A movement similar to that of hitting.
Push
A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.
Stroke
One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
The stroke of a bird’s wing in flying
Push
Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
Stroke
A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
Push
An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.
Exact reformation is not perfected at the first push.
When it comes to the push, 'tis no more than talk.
Stroke
(technology) A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
Push
The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push.
Stroke
(figuratively)
Push
A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang.
Stroke
An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
The stroke of death
Push
To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; - opposed to draw.
Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat.
Stroke
A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
Push
To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, . . . the ox shall be stoned.
Stroke
An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
A stroke of business
Push
To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far.
Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honor to the actor.
We are pushed for an answer.
Stroke
A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
A stroke of genius
A master stroke of policy
Push
To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
Stroke
A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
Push
To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
Stroke
A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
To give some finishing strokes to an essay
Push
To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword.
Stroke
Influence; power.
Push
To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed.
At the time of the end shall the kind of the south push at him and the king of the north shall come against him.
War seemed asleep for nine long years; at lengthBoth sides resolved to push, we tried our strength.
Stroke
(turn-based games) A masterful or effective action.
Push
To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
The rider pushed on at a rapid pace.
Stroke
(medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
Suffer a stroke
Push
The act of applying force in order to move something away;
He gave the door a hard push
The pushing is good exercise
Stroke
(sciences) An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
A flash of lightning may be made up of several strokes. If they are separated by enough time for the eye to distinguish them, the lightning will appear to flicker.
Push
The force used in pushing;
The push of the water on the walls of the tank
The thrust of the jet engines
Stroke
(obsolete)
Push
Enterprising or ambitious drive;
Europeans often laugh at American energy
Stroke
The effect or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a bruise or wound; soreness.
Push
An electrical switch operated by pressing a button;
The elevator was operated by push buttons
The push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
Stroke
Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.
Push
An effort to advance;
The army made a push toward the sea
Stroke
(medicine) A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
A stroke of apoplexy
Push
Move with force,
He pushed the table into a corner
Stroke
(music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
Push
Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action;
He pushed her to finish her doctorate
Stroke
An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
She gave the cat a stroke.
Push
Make publicity for; try to sell (a product);
The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
Stroke
(figuratively)
Push
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
She tugged for years to make a decent living
We have to push a little to make the deadline!
She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
Stroke
A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically (psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
Push
Press against forcefully without being able to move;
She pushed against the wall with all her strength
Stroke
A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
Push
Approach a certain age or speed;
She is pushing fifty
Stroke
(transitive)
Push
Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for;
The liberal party pushed for reforms
She is crusading for women's rights
The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
Stroke
To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).
Push
Sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs);
The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs
Stroke
Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
Push
Move strenuously and with effort;
The crowd pushed forward
Stroke
Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).
Push
Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby;
`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman
Stroke
(rare) To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.
Stroke
(ball games) To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
Stroke
(rowing)
Stroke
(swimming) To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
Stroke
(obsolete) To depict (something) with a paintbrush.
Stroke
(intransitive)
Stroke
(medicine) Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
Stroke
(swimming) To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
Stroke
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
Stroke
To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).
Stroke
(figuratively)
Stroke
To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
Stroke
To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
Stroke
(agriculture) To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap dialectal, to strip.
Stroke
(masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
Stroke
(obsolete)
Stroke
To sharpen (a knife or other cutting instrument) by honing or rubbing it against a surface.
Stroke
(figuratively) To soothe (someone); also, to flatter or indulge (someone).
Stroke
Struck.
Stroke
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.
His hand fetcheth a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree.
A fool's lips enter into contention and his mouth calleth for strokes.
He entered and won the whole kingdom of Naples without striking a stroke.
Stroke
The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
In the day that Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
Stroke
The striking of the clock to tell the hour.
Well, but what's o'clock?- Upon the stroke of ten. - Well, let is strike.
Stroke
A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking.
Stroke
A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
O, lasting as those colors may they shine,Free as thy stroke, yet faultless as thy line.
Stroke
Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay.
Stroke
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.
At this one stroke the man looked dead in law.
Stroke
A throb or beat, as of the heart.
Stroke
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.
Stroke
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.
Stroke
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.
Stroke
Power; influence.
He has a great stroke with the reader.
Stroke
Appetite.
The oars where silver,Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke.
Stroke
To strike.
Ye mote with the plat sword againStroken him in the wound, and it will close.
Stroke
To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe.
He dried the falling drops, and, yet more kind,He stroked her cheeks.
Stroke
To make smooth by rubbing.
Stroke
To give a finely fluted surface to.
Stroke
To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.
Stroke
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand;
It took two strokes to get out of the bunker
A good shot require good balance and tempo
He left me an almost impossible shot
Stroke
The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
Stroke
A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
Stroke
A light touch
Stroke
A light touch with the hands
Stroke
The oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
Stroke
A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Stroke
A mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)
Stroke
Any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
Stroke
A single complete movement
Stroke
Touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions;
He stroked his long beard
Stroke
Strike a ball with a smooth blow
Stroke
Row at a particular rate
Stroke
Treat gingerly or carefully;
You have to stroke the boss
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