Downstroke

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  • noun. A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil.
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  • noun. A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
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  • noun. a stroke normally made in a downward direction
    • Word Usage
    "One of my favourite players, Herschel Sizemore, on his tuition DVD, states that the Monroe 'downstroke' style was just too hard for him to do, so he developed the 'other' Monroe style, the 'fiddle' style of playing."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    upstroke  
    Hypernym
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    stroke  
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