Slash vs. Stroke — What's the Difference?

To cut or form by cutting with forceful sweeping strokes

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.

To make a gash or gashes in.

An act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow

To cut a slit or slits in, especially so as to reveal an underlying color

A mark made by drawing a pen, pencil, or paintbrush in one direction across paper or canvas

(Sports) To swing a stick at (an opponent) in ice hockey or lacrosse, in violation of the rules.

An act of moving one's hand across a surface with gentle pressure

To criticize sharply

Each of a series of movements in which something moves out of its position and back into it

(Sports) To hit or propel (a ball, for instance) forcefully in a straight line.

A sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis

To reduce or curtail drastically

Move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress

To make forceful sweeping strokes with a sharp instrument.

Act as the stroke of (a boat or crew)

To cut one's way with such strokes

Hit or kick (a ball) smoothly and deliberately

To make drastic reductions in something

The act or an instance of striking, as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool; a blow or impact.

A forceful sweeping stroke that is made with a sharp instrument.

The striking of a bell or gong.

A long cut or other opening made by such a stroke; a gash or slit.

The sound so produced.

A decorative slit in a fabric or garment.

The time so indicated

A diagonal mark ( / ) that is used especially to separate alternatives, as in and/or, to represent the word per, as in miles/hour, to separate component parts of a URL, as in whitehouse.gov/kids/patriotism/, and to indicate the ends of verse lines printed continuously, as in Old King Cole / Was a merry old soul. Also called virgule.

A sudden action or process having a strong impact or effect

Branches and other residue left on a forest floor after the cutting of timber.

A sudden occurrence or result

Often slashes Wet or swampy ground overgrown with bushes and trees.

A sudden severe attack, as of paralysis or sunstroke.

A genre of fanfic depicting romantic relationships between characters, usually of the same sex, that are not romantically connected in the original work or works upon which the fanfic is based.

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.

As well as; and. Used as a representation of the virgule (as in restaurant/art gallery or actor/director), often styled with hyphens in print

An inspired or effective idea or act

A slashing action or motion, particularly:

A single uninterrupted movement, especially when repeated or in a back-and-forth motion

A swift, broad, cutting stroke made by an edged weapon or whip.

A keystroke.

(cricket) A wild swinging strike of the bat.

Any of a series of movements of a piston from one end of the limit of its motion to another.

A hard swift lateral strike with a hockey or lacrosse stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.

A single completed movement of the limbs and body, as in swimming or rowing.

Any similar wide striking motion.

The manner or rate of executing such a movement

(figuratively) A sharp reduction.

The rower who sits nearest the coxswain or the stern and sets the tempo for the other rowers.

A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:

The position occupied by this person.

A cut or laceration, often deep, made by an edged weapon or whip.

A movement of the upper torso and arms for the purpose of striking a ball, as in golf or tennis.

(botany) A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.

The manner of executing such a movement.

Something resembling such a mark, particularly:

A scoring unit in golf counted for such a movement

(fashion) A slit in an outer garment exposing a lining or inner garment, usually of a contrasting color or design; any intentional long vertical cut in a garment. Clearing

A single mark made by a writing or marking implement, such as a pen.

A clearing in a forest, (particularly) those made by logging, fire, or other violent action.

The act of making such a mark.

The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩, sometimes inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing movement of the pen, as the backslash ⟨\⟩.

A printed line in a graphic character that resembles such a mark.

Female genitalia.

A distinctive effect or deft touch, as in literary composition.

The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.

A light caressing movement, as of the hand.

(fandom slang) Slash fiction.

To mark with a single short line.

A drink of something; a draft.

To draw a line through; cancel

A piss: an act of urination.

(Nautical) To set the pace for (a rowing crew).

(US) A swampy area; a swamp.

To hit or propel (a ball, for example) with a smoothly regulated swing.

(Scotland) A large quantity of watery food such as broth.

To make or perform a stroke.

(UK) slatch: a deep trough of finely-fractured culm or a circular or elliptical pocket of coal.

(Nautical) To row at a particular rate per minute.

To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:

To rub lightly with or as if with the hand or something held in the hand; caress.

To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.

(Informal) To behave attentively or flatteringly toward (someone), especially in order to restore confidence or gain cooperation.

To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.

An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.

(ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.

An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.

(figuratively) To reduce sharply.

A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.

(fashion) To create slashes in a garment.

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.

(figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.

(ball games) An act of hitting or trying to hit a ball; also, the manner in which this is done.

To strike violently and randomly, particularly:

A movement similar to that of hitting.

(cricket) To swing wildly at the ball.

One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.

To move quickly and violently.

A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.

To crack a whip with a slashing motion.

(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.

To clear land, with violent action such as logging or brushfires or through grazing.

(figuratively)

To write slash fiction.

An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.

To piss, to urinate.

A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.

To work in wet conditions.

An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.

Used to note the sound or action of a slash.

A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.

(North America) Used to connect two or more identities in a list.

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.

(North America) Used to list alternatives.

A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.

To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.

Influence; power.

To lash; to ply the whip to.

(turn-based games) A masterful or effective action.

To crack or snap, as a whip.

(medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.

To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly.

(sciences) An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.

A long cut; a cut made at random.

(obsolete)

A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings.

The effect or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a bruise or wound; soreness.

Swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes.

Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.

A opening or gap in a forest made by wind, fire, or other destructive agency.

(medicine) A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.

A wound made by cutting;

(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.

An open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)

An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.

A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

(figuratively)

A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

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.

Cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.

Beat severely with a whip or rod;

(transitive)

Cut open;

To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).

Cut drastically;

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.

Move or stir about violently;

Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).

(rare) To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.

(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.

(rowing)

(swimming) To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.

(obsolete) To depict (something) with a paintbrush.

(intransitive)

(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).

(swimming) To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.

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.

To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).

(figuratively)

To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.

To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.

(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.

(masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.

(obsolete)

To sharpen (a knife or other cutting instrument) by honing or rubbing it against a surface.

(figuratively) To soothe (someone); also, to flatter or indulge (someone).

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.

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.

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand;

The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

A light touch

A light touch with the hands

The oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

A mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)

Any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

A single complete movement

Touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions;

Strike a ball with a smooth blow

Row at a particular rate

Treat gingerly or carefully;