Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Spoke /(spōk)/ · IPA /spoʊk/ imp. n. v. t. 01 imp. imp. of Speak. 1. imp. of Speak. See: Speak 02 n. The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve to support the rim or felly. 1. The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve to support the rim or felly. 2. A projecting handle of a steering wheel.(Naut.) 3. A rung, or round, of a ladder. 4. A contrivance for fastening the wheel of a vehicle, to prevent it from turning in going down a hill. Phrases & compounds To put a spoke in one's wheel — to thwart or obstruct one in the execution of some design. 03 v. t. To furnish with spokes, as a wheel. imp. & p. p. Spoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Spoking 1. To furnish with spokes, as a wheel.