The difference between Stroke and Travel
When used as nouns, stroke means an act of stroking , whereas travel means the act of traveling.
When used as verbs, stroke means to move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction, whereas travel means to be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage.
check bellow for the other definitions of Stroke and Travel
-
Stroke as a noun:
An act of stroking .
Examples:
"She gave the cat a stroke."
-
Stroke as a noun:
A blow or hit.
Examples:
"a stroke on the chin"
-
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
-
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."
-
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"
-
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.
-
Stroke as a noun:
A streak made with a brush.
-
Stroke as a noun:
The time when a clock strikes.
Examples:
"on the stroke of midnight"
-
Stroke as a noun (swimming):
A style, a single movement within a style.
Examples:
"butterfly stroke'"
-
Stroke as a noun (medicine):
The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
-
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"
-
Stroke as a noun (rowing):
The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided.
-
Stroke as a noun (rowing):
The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.
-
Stroke as a noun ([[professional wrestling]]):
Backstage influence.
-
Stroke as a noun (squash):
A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
-
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."
-
Stroke as a noun (obsolete):
The result or effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
-
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"
-
Stroke as a noun:
A throb or beat, as of the heart.
Examples:
"rfquotek Tennyson"
-
Stroke as a noun:
Power; influence.
-
Stroke as a noun (obsolete):
appetite
Examples:
"rfquotek Jonathan Swift"
-
Stroke as a verb (transitive):
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.
-
Stroke as a verb (transitive, cricket):
To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
-
Stroke as a verb (masonry):
To give a finely fluted surface to.
-
Stroke as a verb (transitive, rowing):
To row the stroke oar of.
Examples:
"to stroke a boat"
-
Travel as a verb (intransitive):
To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
Examples:
"I like to travel."
-
Travel as a verb (intransitive):
To pass from here to there; to move or transmit; to go from one place to another.
Examples:
"Soundwaves can travel through water."
-
Travel as a verb (intransitive, basketball):
To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
-
Travel as a verb (transitive):
To travel throughout (a place).
Examples:
"I’ve travelled the world."
-
Travel as a verb (transitive):
To force to journey.
-
Travel as a verb (obsolete):
To labour; to travail.
Examples:
"rfquotek Hooker"
-
Travel as a noun:
The act of traveling.
Examples:
"space travel"
"travel to Spain"
-
Travel as a noun:
A series of journeys.
-
Travel as a noun:
An account of one's travels.
Examples:
"I’m off on my travels around France again."
-
Travel as a noun:
The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
-
Travel as a noun:
The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
Examples:
"There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment."
"My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches."
-
Travel as a noun (obsolete):
Labour; parturition; travail.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- caress vs stroke
- blow vs stroke
- hit vs stroke
- beat vs stroke
- blow vs stroke
- brushstroke vs stroke
- hour vs stroke
- CVA vs stroke
- shot vs stroke
- push vs stroke
- stroke vs thrust
- journey vs travel
- passage vs travel
- tour vs travel
- travel vs trip
- travel vs voyage
- traffic vs travel
- stroke vs travel
- movement vs travel
- progression vs travel