TROKED Synonyms

• a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)

• touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

• touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

• using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

• a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

• a special loved one

• a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality

• stroke or caress gently

• stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

• give moral or emotional strength to

• cause to feel better

• (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

• (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

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

• anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

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

• a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

• 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 repeatedly, as with brushing motions

• strike a ball with a smooth blow

• row at a particular rate

• treat gingerly or carefully