NOUN: "a lightning stroke" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a lightning stroke" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
2. the act of moving with great haste
(adverb)
1. in a rigid manner
2. directly
(verb)
1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
2. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STROKE (noun)
1. a light touch with the hands
2. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
STROKE (verb)
1. row at a particular rate
2. strike a ball with a smooth blow
LIGHTNING (noun)
1. abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
2. the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more

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