spoke

/spoʊk/
verb
  1. Past tense of 'speak' — to say words; to talk.
    • They spoke for hours about their childhood memories.
    • He spoke so quietly that I could barely hear him.
    • She spoke to the manager about the problem yesterday.
noun
  1. One of the thin metal bars that connect the center of a wheel to the outer rim, found on bicycles, carriages, and some other vehicles.
    • He carefully tightened each spoke to keep the wheel balanced.
    • A broken spoke made the bicycle wheel wobble dangerously.
    • The old wagon had wooden spokes that creaked as it moved.