spoke
1 Americannoun
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one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.
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something that resembles the spoke of a wheel.
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a handlelike projection from the rim of a wheel, as a ship's steering wheel.
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a rung of a ladder.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a radial member of a wheel, joining the hub to the rim
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a radial projection from the rim of a wheel, as in a ship's wheel
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a rung of a ladder
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to thwart someone's plans
verb
Other Word Forms
- spokeless adjective
Etymology
Origin of spoke
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English spāca; cognate with Dutch speek, German Speiche
Example Sentences
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Lindo spoke about a “challenging career,” one that he hoped would be “an encouraging example to all actors out there who may currently be facing their own challenges.”
From Los Angeles Times
She also would not answer whether officials had identified the captain whom Pike spoke with or determined what the captain did with his concerns.
From Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, Sir Keir spoke to regional leaders to express his "solidarity" in the face of "dangerous Iranian escalation".
From BBC
But all the Israelis AFP spoke to expressed resilience, saying that seeking cover from missile attacks was something that they had grown used to.
From Barron's
Umut, a director of a mining company, spoke to AFP after travelling overnight and passing through the Razi-Kapikoy border crossing into northeastern Turkey.
From Barron's
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