• Spoke

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: spōk, IPA: /spəʊk/
    • Rhymes: -əʊk

    Origin 1

    Old English spaca

    Noun

    spoke

    (plural spokes)
    1. A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
    2. (nautical) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
    3. A rung of a ladder.
    4. A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill.

    Full definition of spoke

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.

    Origin 2

    Verb

    1. spoke

      (simple past of speak)

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