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spoke

noun, verb

/spoʊk/

Meaning

As a noun, a bar connecting the center of a wheel to its rim; as the past tense of 'speak'.

The bicycle's spoke was bent after the accident.

spoke out

rod, bar, strut, connector

hub, rim

wheel spoke, broken spoke, steel spoke, spoke out

forward movement toward a destination or improvement in a condition

The action of inflicting harm on someone as punishment for a wrong suffered.

a shallow container used for cooking; also means to criticize severely (verb)

the act of submitting documents; the process of organizing papers

noun: a written or spoken agreement; verb: to enter into an agreement or to reduce in size

an official order or command; to give someone authority to act in a certain way