noun
spoke
spohk
noun
1
One of the thin rods that run from the hub of a wheel out to its rim.
"A stone got caught between the spokes of his bicycle wheel."
"Several spokes on the old cart wheel had snapped."
verb
1
Past tense of "speak" — talked or said something.
"She spoke calmly even though she was furious."
"He spoke to the crowd for almost an hour."
How to Use Spoke
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a wheel's connecting rod, or the past tense of "speak."
Common mistake
Don't confuse the wheel-part noun with the verb form — context makes it obvious, but they're unrelated in meaning despite looking identical.
Word Forms
spoked past tense, spokes plural, spokes singular
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Etymology
From Old English spāca, describing the rods of a wheel — the same root gave us "spike."