put (someone) off his/her stroke

: to place in a specified position or relationship : lay

: to move in a specified direction

: to send (something, such as a weapon or missile) into or through something : thrust

: a throw made with an overhand pushing motion

: an option to sell a specified amount of a security (such as a stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time — compare call 3d

: being in place : fixed, set

: some person : somebody

: from a place or position

: at a distance in space or time

: from a course : aside

used as a function word to indicate physical separation or distance from a position of rest, attachment, or union

: to seaward of

: from the possession or charge of

: seaward

: right

: more removed or distant

: to go away : depart

: kill, murder

: competition : contest

: of or relating to her or herself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action — compare ¹she

: objective case of she

: to rub gently in one direction

: to flatter or pay attention to in a manner designed to reassure or persuade

: the act of striking

: a single unbroken movement

: a controlled swing intended to hit a ball or shuttlecock

: to mark with a short line

: to cancel by drawing a line through

: to set the stroke for (a rowing crew)