VERB: "to strike...with a short quick downward stroke" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to strike...with a short quick downward stroke" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. cut into pieces
2. cut with a hacking tool
(noun)
1. a grounder that bounces high in the air
2. a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

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
DOWNWARD (adjective)
1. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
2. on or toward a surface regarded as a base
DOWNWARD (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

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