What does spoke mean?

Definitions for spoke
spoʊkspoke

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word spoke.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. spoke, wheel spoke, radiusnoun

    support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

  2. rundle, spoke, rungnoun

    one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

Wiktionary

  1. spokenoun

    A piece that fits between the axle and the round outside, or rim, of a wheel.

  2. spokeverb

    To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Spokenoun

    The bar of a wheel that passes from the nave to the felly.

    Etymology: spaca , Saxon; speiche, German.

    All you gods,
    In general synod take away her power;
    Break all the spokes and fellies of her wheel,
    And bowl the round nave down the hill of heav’n. William Shakespeare.

    No heir e’er drove so fine a coach;
    The spokes, we are by Ovid told,
    Were silver, and the axle gold. Jonathan Swift.

  2. Spokethe preterite of speak.

    They spoke best in the glory of their conquest. Thomas Sprat.

Wikipedia

  1. Spoke

    A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel (the hub where the axle connects), connecting the hub with the round traction surface. The term originally referred to portions of a log that had been riven (split lengthwise) into four or six sections. The radial members of a wagon wheel were made by carving a spoke (from a log) into their finished shape. A spokeshave is a tool originally developed for this purpose. Eventually, the term spoke was more commonly applied to the finished product of the wheelwright's work, than to the materials they used.

ChatGPT

  1. spoke

    A spoke is a slender support or rod connecting the hub to the rim in the wheel of a bicycle, wagon, or any similar structure. It helps to evenly distribute the weight on the wheel and maintain its balance. The term can also refer to a single part or segment radiating from the center of a whole, similar to the bicycle wheel, metaphorically in organizations and systems.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Spoke

    of Speak

  2. Spoke

    of Speak

  3. Spoke

    imp. of Speak

  4. Spokenoun

    the radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve to support the rim or felly

  5. Spokenoun

    a projecting handle of a steering wheel

  6. Spokenoun

    a rung, or round, of a ladder

  7. Spokenoun

    a contrivance for fastening the wheel of a vehicle, to prevent it from turning in going down a hill

  8. Spokeverb

    to furnish with spokes, as a wheel

  9. Etymology: [OE. spoke, spake, AS. spca; akin to D. speek, LG. speke, OHG. speihha, G. speiche. 170. Cf. Spike a nail.]

Wikidata

  1. Spoke

    A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel, connecting the hub with the round traction surface. The term originally referred to portions of a log which had been split lengthwise into four or six sections. The radial members of a wagon wheel were made by carving a spoke into their finished shape. A spokeshave is a tool originally developed for this purpose. Eventually, the term spoke was more commonly applied to the finished product of the wheelwright's work, than to the materials he used.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Spoke

    spōk, pa.t. of speak.

  2. Spoke

    spōk, n. one of the bars from the nave to the rim of a wheel.—Put a spoke in one's wheel, to thwart a person by some impediment. [A.S. spáca; Dut. speek, Ger. speiche.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. spoke

    The portion of the hub and spoke distribution system that refers to transportation mode operators responsible for scheduled delivery to a customer of the

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  1. Spoke

    Spoke is a Personal Connections Management Service that enables people to leverage their lifetime of personal contacts to discover and re-connect with specific persons that can help them with current needs " even if they no longer remember their names or how they originally met.Provided as a cloud-based service, Spoke aggregates information about people you have met from your email and address books. And, utilizing its unique crowd-sourcing technology, Spoke ensures you can reach your connections wherever they are with your favorite means of communication.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'spoke' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1523

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'spoke' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1532

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spoke in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spoke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of spoke in a Sentence

  1. Joe Biden:

    I spoke with President Andrzej Duda of Poland to express my deep condolences for the loss of life in eastern Poland and offer our full support for Poland's investigation of the explosion, we will remain in close touch to determine appropriate next steps as it proceeds.

  2. Mark Esper:

    We have American forces likely caught between two opposing, advancing armies and it's a very untenable situation. I spoke with the President last night, after discussions with the rest of the national security team, and he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern Syria.

  3. Duncan Clark:

    But certainly it's remarkable... the silence is somewhat deafening, duncan Clark got the signal that' I spoke too much, that caused me trouble so I need to shut Angela Zhang up'.

  4. Anthony Fauci:

    I have not spoken to Larry Kudlow. I was not one of the people Larry Kudlow spoke to.

  5. Darcisio Perondi:

    This was the PMDB's most anti-Workers' Party convention in 12 years. Not a single leader spoke in favor of the government, even the ministers in the cabinet remained silent.

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