What is the meaning of spoke?

noun

  • Support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim.
  • One of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder.

verb

  • Express in speech.
    • usage: "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
  • Exchange thoughts; talk with.
    • usage: "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
  • Use language.
    • usage: "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
  • Give a speech to.
    • usage: "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
  • Make a characteristic or natural sound.
    • usage: "The drums spoke"
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APAWordNet. (2010). spoke. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/spoke/definitions/1208318
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