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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spoke1 /spoʊk/USA pronunciation v. - a pt. of speak.
- [Archaic.]a pp. of speak.
spoke2 /spoʊk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one of the bars attached to the hub of a wheel, supporting the rim.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spoke1 (spōk),USA pronunciation v. - a pt. of speak.
- [Nonstandard.]a pp. of speak.
- [Archaic,]a pp. of speak.
spoke2 (spōk),USA pronunciation n., v., spoked, spok•ing. n. - one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.
- something that resembles the spoke of a wheel.
- a handlelike projection from the rim of a wheel, as a ship's steering wheel.
- Buildinga rung of a ladder.
v.t. - to fit or furnish with or as with spokes.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English spāca; cognate with Dutch speek, German Speiche
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spoke /spəʊk/ vb - the past tense of speak
- archaic or dialect
a past participle of speak
spoke /spəʊk/ n - a radial member of a wheel, joining the hub to the rim
- a radial projection from the rim of a wheel, as in a ship's wheel
- a rung of a ladder
- put a spoke in someone's wheel ⇒ Brit to thwart someone's plans
vb - (transitive) to equip with or as if with spokes
Etymology: Old English spāca |