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spoke

  • noun
  • /spəʊk/

A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.

Other meanings

  1. A projecting handle of a steering wheel.

  2. A rung of a ladder.

Synonyms

  • wheel spoke
  • radius

A kind of

  • support

Example sentences

  • “His silence spoke more than words ever could.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “Then, with hope and determination threaded through every sentence, he spoke.”

    Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Word history

From Old English "spāca".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “spoke” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.