ALL meanings of spoke
spoke
S s - verb spoke a simple past tense of speak. 1
- verb spoke Nonstandard. a past participle of speak. 1
- verb spoke Archaic. a past participle of speak. 1
- noun spoke one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe. 1
- noun spoke something that resembles the spoke of a wheel. 1
- noun spoke a handlelike projection from the rim of a wheel, as a ship's steering wheel. 1
- noun spoke a rung of a ladder. 1
- verb with object spoke to utter vocally and articulately: to speak words of praise. 1
- verb with object spoke to express or make known with the voice: to speak the truth. 1
- verb with object spoke to declare in writing or printing, or by any means of communication. 1
- verb with object spoke to make known, indicate, or reveal. 1
- verb with object spoke to use, or be able to use, in oral utterance, as a language: to speak French. 1
- verb with object spoke (of a computer) to express or make known (data, prompts, etc.) by means of an audio response unit. 1
- verb with object spoke Nautical. to communicate with (a passing vessel) at sea, as by voice or signal: We spoke a whaler on the fourth day at sea. 1
- verb with object spoke Archaic. to speak to or with. 1
- verb without object spoke to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak. 1
- verb without object spoke to communicate vocally; mention: to speak to a person about various matters. 1
- verb without object spoke to converse: She spoke with him for an hour. 1
- verb without object spoke to deliver an address, discourse, etc.: to speak at a meeting. 1
- verb without object spoke to make a statement in written or printed words. 1
- verb without object spoke to communicate, signify, or disclose by any means; convey significance. 1
- verb without object spoke 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. 1
- verb without object spoke (of a computer) to express data or other information audibly by means of an audio response unit. 1
- verb without object spoke to emit a sound, as a musical instrument; make a noise or report. 1
- verb without object spoke Chiefly British. (of dogs) to bark when ordered. 1
- verb without object spoke Fox Hunting. (of a hound or pack) to bay on finding a scent. 1
- idioms spoke so to speak, to use a manner of speaking; figuratively speaking: We still don't have our heads above water, so to speak. 1
- idioms spoke speak by the book, to say with great authority or precision: I can't speak by the book, but I know this is wrong. 1
- idioms spoke speak well for, to be an indication or reflection of (something commendable); testify admirably to: Her manners speak well for her upbringing. 1
- idioms spoke to speak of, worth mentioning: The country has no mineral resources to speak of. 1
- noun spoke Spoke is the past tense of speak. 0
- countable noun spoke The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre. 0
- noun spoke a radial member of a wheel, joining the hub to the rim 0
- noun spoke a radial projection from the rim of a wheel, as in a ship's wheel 0
- noun spoke a rung of a ladder 0
- verb spoke to equip with or as if with spokes 0
- noun spoke any of the braces or bars extending between the hub and the rim of a wheel 0
- noun spoke a ladder rung 0
- noun spoke any of the grips or handholds fixed along the rim of a ship's steering wheel 0
- verb transitive spoke to equip with or as with spokes 0
- abbreviation SPOKE speak 0