To cancel everything with a single stroke of the pen; to write off a debt, a grudge, or a past history entirely.

writing every stroke of every character carefully and clearly; meticulous in writing

To totally negate or blot out at one stroke; to dismiss or deny something completely and often rashly without a fair hearing.

not even one stroke is negligent; to write characters where every stroke is placed perfectly

A drawing or painting created in one continuous motion without lifting the pen or brush from the paper.

a brush stroke in calligraphy that involves multiple changes in direction or pressure; used as a metaphor for a plot or event full of twists and turns

(variant form) to cancel or wipe out at a single stroke, such as a debt, a grudge, or an old account

to blot out at one stroke; to totally negate or deny something without a hearing; to dismiss or reject a matter entirely and carelessly