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Definitions for Spoke

[1] a simple past tense of speak.
[2] Nonstandard . a past participle of speak.
[3] Archaic . a past participle of speak.
[4] one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.
[5] something that resembles the spoke of a wheel.
[6] a handlelike projection from the rim of a wheel, as a ship's steering wheel.
[7] a rung of a ladder.
[8] to fit or furnish with or as with spokes.
[9] to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
[10] to communicate vocally; mention: to speak to a person about various matters.
[11] to converse: She spoke with him for an hour.
[12] to deliver an address, discourse, etc.: to speak at a meeting.
[13] to make a statement in written or printed words.
[14] to communicate, signify, or disclose by any means; convey significance.
[15] Phonetics . to produce sounds or audible sequences of individual or concatenated sounds of a language, especially through phonation, amplification, and resonance, and through any of a variety of articulatory processes.
[16] (of a computer) to express data or other information audibly by means of an audio response unit.
[17] to emit a sound, as a musical instrument; make a noise or report.
[18] Chiefly British . (of dogs) to bark when ordered.
[19] Fox Hunting . (of a hound or pack) to bay on finding a scent.
[20] to utter vocally and articulately: to speak words of praise.
[21] to express or make known with the voice: to speak the truth.
[22] to declare in writing or printing, or by any means of communication.
[23] to make known, indicate, or reveal.
[24] to use, or be able to use, in oral utterance, as a language: to speak French.
[25] (of a computer) to express or make known (data, prompts, etc.) by means of an audio response unit.
[26] Nautical . to communicate with (a passing vessel) at sea, as by voice or signal: We spoke a whaler on the fourth day at sea.
[27] Archaic . to speak to or with.
[28] speak for , to intercede for or recommend; speak in behalf of. to express or articulate the views of; represent. to choose or prefer; have reserved for oneself: This item is already spoken for.
[29] speak out , to express one's opinion openly and unreservedly: He was not afraid to speak out when it was something he believed in strongly.
[30] the past tense of speak
[31] archaic , or dialect a past participle of speak
[32] a radial member of a wheel, joining the hub to the rim
[33] a radial projection from the rim of a wheel, as in a ship's wheel
[34] a rung of a ladder
[35] put a spoke in someone's wheel British to thwart someone's plans
[36] (tr) to equip with or as if with spokes
[37] to make (verbal utterances); utter (words)
[38] to communicate or express (something) in or as if in words I speak the truth
[39] (intr) to deliver a speech, discourse, etc
[40] (tr) to know how to talk in (a language or dialect) he does not speak German
[41] (intr) to make a characteristic sound the clock spoke
[42] (intr) (of dogs, esp hounds used in hunting) to give tongue; bark
[43] (tr) nautical to hail and converse or communicate with (another vessel) at sea
[44] (intr) (of a musical instrument) to produce a sound
[45] (intr foll by for ) to be a representative or advocate (of) he speaks for all the members
[46] on speaking terms on good terms; friendly
[47] so to speak in a manner of speaking; as it were
[48] speak one's mind to express one's opinions frankly and plainly
[49] to speak of of a significant or worthwhile nature we have had no support to speak of

Words related to Spoke

convey, deliver, express, communicate, shout, declare, say, chat, whisper, go, utter, voice, tell, argue, talk, plead, chew, expatiate, descant, pronounce

Words nearby Spoke

spoils system, spoilsman, spoilsport, spoilt, spokane, spoke, spoke-dog, spoken, spoken for, spokeshave, spokesman

Origin of Spoke

eakbefore 900; Middle English speken, Old English specan, variant of sprecan; cognate with German sprechen (Old High German sprehhan; compare variant spehhan )

Other words from Spoke

spoke·less , adjective
speak·a·ble , adjective
speak·a·ble·ness , noun
speak·a·bly , adverb

Word origin for Spoke

eakOld English specan; related to Old High German spehhan, Middle High German spechten to gossip, Middle Dutch speken; see speech

Synonyms for Spoke

chat, communicate, convey, declare, deliver, express, go, say, shout, tell, utter, voice, whisper, allege, articulate, assert, aver, blab, chew, converse, descant, discourse, drawl, enunciate, expatiate, gab, gas, jaw, modulate, mouth, mumble, murmur, mutter, perorate, pronounce, rap, sound, spiel, spill, state, verbalize, vocalize, yak, yammer, break silence, lip, make known, make public, open one's mouth, pop off, put into words, speak one's piece, yakkety-yak