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The definition of a spoke is a brace or bar in between the hub and rim of a wheel, or a ladder rung.

(noun)

An example of a spoke is a rod in a bike wheel.

Spoke is defined as to equip a wheel with braces or bars between the hub and rim, or to add ladder rungs to a ladder, or to have said something.

(verb)

An example of spoke is to add braces between the hub and the rim of a bike.
An example of spoke is to have given a speech yesterday.

See spoke in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of the braces or bars extending between the hub and the rim of a wheel
a ladder rung
any of the grips or handholds fixed along the rim of a ship's steering wheel

Origin: ME < OE spaca, akin to Ger speiche: see spike

transitive verb spoked, spoking

to equip with or as with spokes

intransitive verb, transitive verb

Archaic speak

See spoke in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One of the rods or braces connecting the hub and rim of a wheel.
Nautical One of the handles projecting from the rim of a ship's steering wheel.
A rod or stick that may be inserted into a wheel to prevent it from turning.
A rung of a ladder.

transitive verb spoked spoked, spok·ing, spokes

To equip with spokes.
To impede (a wheel) by inserting a rod.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English spāca

verb

Past tense of speak.
Archaic A past participle of speak.

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