Spoke Definition

spōk
spoked, spokes, spoking
noun
spokes
Any of the braces or bars extending between the hub and the rim of a wheel.
Webster's New World
Any of the grips or handholds projecting from the rim of a ship's steering wheel.
Webster's New World
A rod or stick that may be inserted into a wheel to prevent it from turning.
American Heritage

A rung of a ladder.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To equip with or as with spokes.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
To impede (a wheel) by inserting a rod.
American Heritage
To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.
Wiktionary

Simple past tense of speak.

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Other Word Forms of Spoke

Noun

Singular:
spoke
Plural:
spokes

Origin of Spoke

  • Middle English from Old English spāca

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English spaca

    From Wiktionary

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