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stroke
Noun
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A stroke is when blood stops coming into your brain.
I had a stroke after running so hard.
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A stroke is an action of hitting something lightly.
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A stroke is the person who sets the speed in a rowing crew.
After years of training he was made stroke in the Oxford University crew.
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A stroke is something that happens without warning.
She had a stroke of good luck playing cards and won 20 dollars.
stroke
Verb
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If you stroke something, you touch something with the hand, and move your hand gently up it.
She stroked his hair lovingly.
count
Verb
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If you count something, you find how many there are, usually by looking at them one by one.
OK kids, first everyone get on the bus, and then we'll count to see that everyone's here.
I counted 43. How many did you get?
I counted up the mistakes and divided by the total.
My daughter can count to twenty by twos.
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If something counts, it is accepted, allowed, or included.
If you use your hands in soccer, the goal doesn't count.
That's not the answer we were looking for, but it counts as correct.
Do you count the pet as part of the family?
Hey, count me in. I want to play too.
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If something counts, it's important or useful.
If you're trying to lose weight, the kind of food you eat really does count.
The way you dress can count for a lot when you're looking for a job.
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If you count on somebody or something, you depend on them.
If you have any problems, you can count on me to help out.
count
Noun
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A count is the number of something.
Our new-student count is now up to 124, five more students than last time.
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A count is an act of counting.
The study will include a count of the number of birds on the island.
We're going to jump on the count of three: one, two, three!
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If you loose count of something, you can't count them all.
I've lost count of the number of times she's said that.
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In law a count is a crime that a court has charged you with.
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A count is European title, similar to earl.