The difference between Caress and Stroke
When used as nouns, caress means an act of endearment, whereas stroke means an act of stroking .
When used as verbs, caress means to touch or kiss lovingly, whereas stroke means to move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.
check bellow for the other definitions of Caress and Stroke
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Caress as a noun:
An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
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Caress as a noun:
A gentle stroking or rubbing.
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Caress as a verb (transitive):
To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.
Examples:
"synonyms: hold soothe stroke kiss"
"She loves being caressed by her boyfriend."
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Caress as a verb (transitive):
To affect as if with a caress.
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Stroke as a noun:
An act of stroking .
Examples:
"She gave the cat a stroke."
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Stroke as a noun:
A blow or hit.
Examples:
"a stroke on the chin"
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Stroke as a noun (golf):
A single movement with a tool. A single act of striking at the ball with a club. The hitting of a ball with a racket, or the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact. The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the vessel or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull. The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot. A thrust of a piston. An act of striking with a weapon
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Stroke as a noun:
One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
Examples:
"the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or of an oar in rowing"
"the stroke of a skater, swimmer, etc."
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Stroke as a noun:
A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort.
Examples:
"a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy"
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Stroke as a noun (linguistics):
A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement, particularly: The slash, /. The formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in A̶ and A̵). A line of a Chinese, Japanese or Korean character.
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Stroke as a noun:
A streak made with a brush.
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Stroke as a noun:
The time when a clock strikes.
Examples:
"on the stroke of midnight"
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Stroke as a noun (swimming):
A style, a single movement within a style.
Examples:
"butterfly stroke'"
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Stroke as a noun (medicine):
The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
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Stroke as a noun (obsolete):
A sudden attack of any disease, especially when fatal; any sudden, severe affliction or calamity.
Examples:
"a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death"
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Stroke as a noun (rowing):
The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided.
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Stroke as a noun (rowing):
The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.
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Stroke as a noun ([[professional wrestling]]):
Backstage influence.
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Stroke as a noun (squash):
A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
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Stroke as a noun (sciences):
An individual discharge of lightning.
Examples:
"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."
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Stroke as a noun (obsolete):
The result or effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
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Stroke as a noun:
An addition or amendment to a written composition; a touch.
Examples:
"to give some finishing strokes to an essay"
"rfquotek Addison"
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Stroke as a noun:
A throb or beat, as of the heart.
Examples:
"rfquotek Tennyson"
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Stroke as a noun:
Power; influence.
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Stroke as a noun (obsolete):
appetite
Examples:
"rfquotek Jonathan Swift"
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Stroke as a verb (transitive):
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.
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Stroke as a verb (transitive, cricket):
To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
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Stroke as a verb (masonry):
To give a finely fluted surface to.
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Stroke as a verb (transitive, rowing):
To row the stroke oar of.
Examples:
"to stroke a boat"