spoke (redirected from spokes)

spoke ¹  (spk)

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 spca.]

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spoke ²  (spk)

v.

1. Past tense of speak.

2. Archaic A past participle of speak.

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spoke¹

vb

1. the past tense of speak

2. Archaic or dialect a past participle of speak

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spoke²

n

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

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

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a rung of a ladder

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

vb

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

[Old English spāca]

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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.

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

Translations

spoke¹ [spəʊk] N [of wheel] → rayo m, radio m
to put a spoke in sb's wheel → ponerle trabas a algn

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spoke [ˈspəʊk]

pt of speak

n [wheel] → rayon m

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spoke¹

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

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spoke¹ [spəʊk] n → raggio
to put a spoke in sb's wheel → mettere i bastoni fra le ruote a qn

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spoke¹ [spəʊk] n → raggio
to put a spoke in sb's wheel → mettere i bastoni fra le ruote a qn

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spoke, spoken speak

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spoke¹

n spoke [spəuk]

one of the ribs or bars from the centre to the rim of the wheel of a bicycle, cart etc. speek شُعاع الدّولاب спица paprsek ege die Speiche ακτίνα τροχού radio, rayo kodar پره ي چرخ puola, 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 spaak eike szprycha raio rază спица (колеса) 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

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