spoke

spoke ¹

 (spōk)

n.

1. One of the rods or braces connecting the hub and rim of a wheel.

2. Nautical One of the handles projecting from the rim of a ship's steering wheel.

3. A rod or stick that may be inserted into a wheel to prevent it from turning.

4. A rung of a ladder.

tr.v. spoked, spok·ing, spokes

1. To equip with spokes.

2. To impede (a wheel) by inserting a rod.

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[Middle English, from Old English spāca.]

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spoke ²

 (spōk)

v.

1. Past tense of speak.

2. Archaic A past participle of speak.

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spoke

(spəʊk)

vb

1. the past tense of speak

2. archaic or dialect a past participle of speak

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spoke

(spəʊk)

n

1. (Mechanical Engineering) a radial member of a wheel, joining the hub to the rim

2. (Mechanical Engineering) a radial projection from the rim of a wheel, as in a ship's wheel

3. (Building) a rung of a ladder

4. put a spoke in someone's wheel Brit to thwart someone's plans

vb

(Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to equip with or as if with spokes

[Old English spāca]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

spoke¹

(spoʊk)

v.

1. a pt. of speak.

2. Archaic. a pp. of speak.

spoke²

(spoʊk)

n., v. spoked, spok•ing. n.

1. one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.

2. a handlelike projection from the rim of a wheel, as a ship's steering wheel.

3. a rung of a ladder.

v.t.

4. to fit or furnish with or as if with spokes.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English spāca, c. Old Frisian spēke, spāke, Old Saxon spēca, Old High German speihha]

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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 "hub." See also distribution; distribution system; hub; hub and spoke distribution.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

spoke

Past participle: spoked
Gerund: spoking

Imperative

spoke

spoke

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spoke - support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim wheel spoke, radius bicycle wheel - the wheel of a bicycle cartwheel - a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" wagon wheel - a wheel of a wagon
	2.	spoke - one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder rundle, rung crosspiece - a transverse brace ladder - steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

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Translations

شُعاع الدّولابشُعَاعُ العَجَلَة

paprsek

ege

Speiche

ακτίνα τροχού

spoko

rayorayo de una ruedaradioradio de una rueda

pinnapuolapyörän puola

rayon

זק

žbica

pílári, hjólrif

raggiomettere il bastone tra le ruote

スポーク

스포크

spieķis

spaak

eike

szprycha

raioraio de roda

спица

špica

špica

eker

ซี่ล้อรถ

jant telitekerlek parmaklığı

cái nan hoa

轮辐辐条

spoke

¹ [spəʊk] N [of wheel] → rayo m, radio m
to put a spoke in sb's wheel → ponerle trabas a algn

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

spoke

[ˈspəʊk]

pt of speak

n [wheel] → rayon m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

spoke

¹

n → Speiche f; to put a spoke in somebody’s wheel (Brit inf) → jdm Knüppel zwischen die Beine werfen (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

spoke

¹ [spəʊk] n → raggio
to put a spoke in sb's wheel → mettere i bastoni fra le ruote a qn

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

spoke¹

(spəuk) noun

one of the ribs or bars from the centre to the rim of the wheel of a bicycle, cart etc. speek شُعاع الدّولاب спица raio paprsek die Speiche ege ακτίνα τροχούradio, rayo kodar پره ي چرخ pinna rayon חִישוּר डंडा, अर, आरा, रोक žbica, palac (kotača) küllő jari-jari pílári, hjólrif raggio スポーク (바퀴의) 살 stipinas (riteņa) spieķis jari-jari spaakeikeszprycha raio rază спица špica špica paok eker ซี่ล้อรถ tekerlek parmaklığı 輪輻，輻條 спиця پہیے کا کوئي ارّا جو ناہ سے گھیر تک جڑے ہوتے ہیں cái nan hoa 轮辐，辐条

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

spoke

→ شُعَاعُ العَجَلَة paprsek ege Speiche ακτίνα τροχού radio de una rueda, rayo de una rueda pyörän puola rayon žbica raggio スポーク 스포크 spaak eike szprycha raio, raio de roda спица eker ซี่ล้อรถ jant teli cái nan hoa 轮辐

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

spoke

pret de speak

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