SPOKE


Meaning of SPOKE in English

n. & v. --n. 1 each of the bars running from the hub to the rim of a wheel. 2 a rung of a ladder. 3 each radial handle of the wheel of a ship etc. --v.tr. 1 provide with spokes. 2 obstruct (a wheel etc.) by thrusting a spoke in. øput a spoke in a person's wheel Brit. thwart or hinder a person. spoke-bone the radius of the forearm. øøspokewise adv. [OE spaca f. WG]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.