It will probably involve a carefully-timed pour on the downstroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grand Designs: Hangin' it Out There] Reference

But all went awry when George failed to show up with the downstroke money.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]

Position the bike seat so that body weight does not shift on the downstroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Getting Pregnant] Reference

Just as his wrist tensed to engage the downstroke, a shout rang out down the beach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stormwarden]

In the darkness, a man worked a big bellows, putting all his weight on the downstroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Men Don't Leave Me] Reference

A notch on the downstroke of the right precordial QRS complex is sometimes the tip off.    From Wordnik.com.  [cause of elite marathoner death not revealed by autopsy] Reference

The dot on the lowercase i is square and wider than the downstroke, and each curves away from the other.    From Wordnik.com.  [Playing to Type] Reference

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a mist of his own blood as his right wing came forward on the downstroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Black Gryphon]

He lay still, his hands and feet keeping his tensed body just above the ground like the downstroke of one long press-up.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's October, 1956.] Reference

As the wings lifted, he saw them drawn wide, a triple yawn; as the downstroke began, he glimpsed them being forced shut.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Book of Stormgate]

He lay still, his hands and feet keeping his tensed body just above the ground like the downstroke of one lo n g press-up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boiling a Frog]

Emerson, while you are singing lead, strum only the downstroke, leave out the upstroke, and see how that lets the chord ring.    From Wordnik.com.  [EVENING’S EMPIRE] Reference

I passed mile zero, trying to concentrate on staying low, on using the punch of the downstroke and add an upstroke pull to it as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference

He finally acknowledged that the 'natural' breath on the downstroke is an exhale and the natural breath on the upstroke was an inhale.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Yoga] Reference

If the rider emphasizes the downstroke, the surge of power applied to the rear wheel causes it to lose traction on sand and gravel trails.    From Wordnik.com.  [Book excerpt: The biomechanics of pedaling, from Andy Pruitt’s Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists] Reference

The plunger should drop rapidly on the downstroke either as a result of being forced down or because of the weight of the connecting shaft.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

It is formed by a sudden thickening of the downstroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents] Reference

Restless Flycatcher in the downstroke of flapping flight.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Qatar Airways launches daily flights to Barcelona] Reference

Where it falls with the weight of a downstroke straight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon] Reference

Her axe shone, on the upstroke, on the downstroke, as she hacked at his hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Were-Wolf] Reference

Then he rushed on, and dealt one deadly downstroke with the ponderous weapon.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Taboo] Reference

Pronger's right arm is retracted high behind his head, preparing for the downstroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hockey Rodent] Reference

This distance is measured with the horns parallel and horizontal at the end of the downstroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference

You can start with either a downstroke or an upstroke-it is a good idea to practice them both ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com] Reference

The second stroke, the downstroke, means their father.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diary]

"He drew his finger through the air in a rapid downstroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Complete Stories Vol 1]

'You see here ... and here, on the downstroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [The White Ninja]

I can't downstroke that fast anymore.    From Wordnik.com. Reference