spoke
noun /spəʊk/
/spəʊk/
Idioms - one of the thin bars or long, straight pieces of metal that connect the centre of a wheel to its outer edge, for example on a bicycle
enlarge imageWord OriginOld English spāca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch speek, German Speiche, from the base of the verb spike.
Idioms
put a spoke in somebody’s wheel
- (British English) to prevent somebody from putting their plans into operation