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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPOKE, pret. of speak.
SPOKE, n. [G., this word, whose radical sense is to shoot or thrust, coincides with spike, spigot, pike, contracted from to spew.]
1. 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.
2. The spar or round of a ladder. [Not in use in the United States.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim [syn: spoke, wheel spoke, radius]
2: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn: rundle, spoke, rung]

Merriam Webster's

I. past & archaic past participle of speak II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sp?ca; akin to Old High German speihha spoke, Middle Dutch spike spike Date: before 12th century 1. a. any of the small radiating bars inserted in the hub of a wheel to support the rim b. something resembling the spoke of a wheel 2. any of the projecting handles of a steering wheel of a boat III. transitive verb (spoked; spoking) Date: before 12th century to furnish with or as if with spokes

U.S. Military Dictionary

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. (JP 4-09)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 each of the bars running from the hub to the rim of a wheel. 2 a rung of a ladder. 3 each radial handle of the wheel of a ship etc. --v.tr. 1 provide with spokes. 2 obstruct (a wheel etc.) by thrusting a spoke in. Phrases and idioms: put a spoke in a person's wheel Brit. thwart or hinder a person. spoke-bone the radius of the forearm. Derivatives: spokewise adv. Etymology: OE spaca f. WG 2. past of SPEAK.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Speak Speak, v. i. [imp. Spoke(SpakeArchaic); p. p. Spoken(Spoke, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n. Speaking.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG. sprehhan, and perhaps to Skr. sph[=u]rj to crackle, to thunder. Cf. Spark of fire, Speech.] 1. To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak. Till at the last spake in this manner. --Chaucer. Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. --1 Sam. iii. 9. 2. To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse. That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set, as the tradesmen speak. --Boyle. An honest man, is able to speak for himself, when a knave is not. --Shak. During the century and a half which followed the Conquest, there is, to speak strictly, no English history. --Macaulay. 3. To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally. Many of the nobility made themselves popular by speaking in Parliament against those things which were most grateful to his majesty. --Clarendon. 4. To discourse; to make mention; to tell. Lycan speaks of a part of C[ae]sar's army that came to him from the Leman Lake. --Addison. 5. To give sound; to sound. Make all our trumpets speak. --Shak. 6. To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will. Thine eye begins to speak. --Shak. To speak of, to take account of, to make mention of. --Robynson (More's Utopia). To speak out, to speak loudly and distinctly; also, to speak unreservedly. To speak well for, to commend; to be favorable to. To speak with, to converse with. ``Would you speak with me?'' --Shak. Syn: To say; tell; talk; converse; discourse; articulate; pronounce; utter.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Speak Speak, v. i. [imp. Spoke(SpakeArchaic); p. p. Spoken(Spoke, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n. Speaking.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG. sprehhan, and perhaps to Skr. sph[=u]rj to crackle, to thunder. Cf. Spark of fire, Speech.] 1. To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak. Till at the last spake in this manner. --Chaucer. Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. --1 Sam. iii. 9. 2. To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse. That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set, as the tradesmen speak. --Boyle. An honest man, is able to speak for himself, when a knave is not. --Shak. During the century and a half which followed the Conquest, there is, to speak strictly, no English history. --Macaulay. 3. To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally. Many of the nobility made themselves popular by speaking in Parliament against those things which were most grateful to his majesty. --Clarendon. 4. To discourse; to make mention; to tell. Lycan speaks of a part of C[ae]sar's army that came to him from the Leman Lake. --Addison. 5. To give sound; to sound. Make all our trumpets speak. --Shak. 6. To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will. Thine eye begins to speak. --Shak. To speak of, to take account of, to make mention of. --Robynson (More's Utopia). To speak out, to speak loudly and distinctly; also, to speak unreservedly. To speak well for, to commend; to be favorable to. To speak with, to converse with. ``Would you speak with me?'' --Shak. Syn: To say; tell; talk; converse; discourse; articulate; pronounce; utter.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spoke Spoke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Spoking.] To furnish with spokes, as a wheel.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spoke Spoke, imp. of Speak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spoke Spoke, n. [OE. spoke, spake, AS, sp[=a]ca; akin to D. speek, LG. speke, OHG. speihha, G. speiche. [root]170. Cf. Spike a nail.] 1. 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. 2. (Naut.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel. 3. A rung, or round, of a ladder. 4. A contrivance for fastening the wheel of a vehicle, to prevent it from turning in going down a hill. To put a spoke in one's wheel, to thwart or obstruct one in the execution of some design.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(spokes) 1. Spoke is the past tense of speak. 2. The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre. N-COUNT: usu pl

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

spok (1Ki 7:33).

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Moby Thesaurus

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