spoke

[ spohk ]

See synonyms for: spoke spoked spokes on Thesaurus.com

verb

a simple past tense of speak.
Nonstandard. a past participle of speak.

Archaic. a past participle of speak.

Other definitions for spoke (2 of 2)

spoke²

[ spohk ]

noun

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.

verb (used with object),spoked, spok·ing.

to fit or furnish with or as with spokes.

Origin of spoke

before 900; Middle English; Old English spāca; cognate with Dutch speek,German Speiche

Other words from spoke

spokeless, adjective

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How to use spoke in a sentence

Your Lordschip knawis weall the man: he hes spoking with your Lordschip: I thought yow content with him.
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British Dictionary definitions for spoke (1 of 2)

spoke¹

/ (spəʊk) /

verb

the past tense of speak
archaic, or dialect a past participle of speak

British Dictionary definitions for spoke (2 of 2)

spoke²

/ (spəʊk) /

noun

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

verb

(tr) to equip with or as if with spokes

Origin of spoke

Old English spāca

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