spoke
spoke Lexical Profile
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• verb
To utter words or communicate orally; the simple past tense of speak.
"She spoke with great clarity and conviction during the keynote address."
To fit or furnish a wheel with radial rods or spokes.
"The skilled wheelwright carefully spoked the wooden carriage wheel by hand."
• noun
Any of the rods or braces extending from the central hub of a wheel to the outer rim.
"He had to replace a bent spoke on his bicycle wheel after hitting the pothole."
One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a ship's steering wheel, or a rung of a ladder.
"The captain gripped each spoke of the helm tightly as the vessel navigated the narrow strait."
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Word Origin & Etymology
As a noun denoting a wheel component, it derives from Old English spāca, related to spike. As a verb, it is the past tense of speak, from Old English sprecan.