spoke

/spouk/
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spoke

A child carefully climbs the ladder, holding onto each wooden spoke.

Definition
  1. 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.
spoke

A child carefully climbs the ladder, holding onto each wooden spoke.

Noun
  1. one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
  2. support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

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