spoke
/spouk/
Definition
- Noun:
- A radial bar or rod connecting the center (hub) of a wheel to its outer rim: A structural component that provides support and helps transfer force in a wheel.
- A rung or crosspiece on a ladder: One of the horizontal bars that form the steps for climbing.
Usage and Examples
- Noun (Wheel Component):
- One of the wooden spokes on the old cart wheel cracked.
- The bicycle wheel has 36 spokes made of stainless steel.
- Noun (Ladder Rung):
- He climbed carefully, ensuring his foot was firmly on each spoke.
- The firefighter checked the ladder's spokes for damage.
Advanced Usage and Idioms
- To put a spoke in someone's wheel: To deliberately hinder or obstruct someone's plans or progress.
- By leaking the news early, the journalist put a spoke in the company's wheel, ruining their product launch.
Variants and Related Words
- Spoke is also the simple past tense of the verb speak (e.g., ). This is a separate lexical entry.
- Spokeless (adj): Describing a wheel without spokes.
- The new design features a spokeless hub.
Synonyms
- Rod (for a wheel component).
- Rung (for a ladder component).
- Strut (a structural bar).
Related Phrases
- Spoke wrench: A specialized tool for adjusting the tension of spokes on a wheel.
- He used a spoke wrench to true the bicycle wheel.
Noun
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one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
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support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
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