spoke
1Other definitions for spoke (2 of 2)
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.
a rung of a ladder.
to fit or furnish with or as with spokes.
Origin of spoke
2Other words from spoke
- spokeless, adjective
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How to use spoke in a sentence
The accessory was easily lifted by a gust of wind and would regularly get entangled in the wheel spokes of carriages.
Corsets, Muslin Disease, and More of the Deadly Fashion Trends | The Fashion Beast Team | April 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEither way, it was the first stick in the until-then smoothly running transition spokes.
Obama's 10 Best Moves and 5 Worst Stumbles So Far | Mark McKinnon | February 1, 2009 | THE DAILY BEASTColoured shafts mapped the vault from horizon to zenith like the spokes of a prodigious wheel of fire.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodHands were plenty to help the frightened horses, hands to push, hands to grip the spokes and make the wheels turn faster.
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerThe reeds placed vertically are called spokes, and the horizontal ones are the weavers.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | Various
The manner of inserting these spokes before making the bend is shown at G and T, Fig. 6.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe double spokes must be pressed down flat, when brought up in place, without riding one on the other.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for spoke (1 of 2)
/ (spəʊk) /
British Dictionary definitions for spoke (2 of 2)
/ (spəʊk) /
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 British to thwart someone's plans
(tr) to equip with or as if with spokes
Origin of spoke
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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