one of the thin bars or rods that connect the centre of a wheel to its outer edge, for example on a bicycle
IDIOMS
put a spoke in sb's wheel (BrE) to prevent sb from carrying out their plans
seealsoSPEAK, SPOKE, SPOKENv.
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