to put a spoke in
11Spoke — Spoke, n. [OE. spoke, spake, AS. sp[=a]ca; akin to D. speek, LG. speke, OHG. speihha, G. speiche. [root]170. Cf. {Spike} a nail.] 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… …
12spoke — 1 the past tense of speak 2 noun (C) 1 one of the thin metal bars which connect the outer ring of a wheel to the centre, especially on a bicycle 2 put a spoke in sb s wheel to prevent someone from doing something they have planned: I feel like… …
13spoke — spoke1 [spəuk US spouk] the past tense of ↑speak spoke 2 spoke2 n ↑tire, ↑lock, ↑spoke, ↑reflector, ↑tyre, ↑pedal, ↑handlebars [: Old English; Origin: spaca] …
14spoke — 1. n. & v. n. 1 each of the bars running from the hub to the rim of a wheel. 2 a rung of a ladder. 3 each radial handle of the wheel of a ship etc. v.tr. 1 provide with spokes. 2 obstruct (a wheel etc.) by thrusting a spoke in. Phrases and idioms …
15spoke — I. /spoʊk / (say spohk) verb past tense and archaic past participle of speak. II. /spoʊk / (say spohk) noun 1. one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe. 2. one of a number of pins… …
16spoke — spoke1 noun 1》 each of the bars or wire rods connecting the centre of a wheel to its rim. 2》 each of a set of radial handles projecting from a ship s wheel. 3》 each of the metal rods in an umbrella to which the material is attached. Phrases put a …
17put (someone) in mind of someone — put (someone) in mind of (someone/something) old fashioned to cause someone to think of someone or something, usually because of a similarity. Something about the way he spoke put me in mind of Ben …
18put (someone) in mind of something — put (someone) in mind of (someone/something) old fashioned to cause someone to think of someone or something, usually because of a similarity. Something about the way he spoke put me in mind of Ben …
19put (someone) in mind of — (someone/something) old fashioned to cause someone to think of someone or something, usually because of a similarity. Something about the way he spoke put me in mind of Ben …
20put words into his mouth — spoke in his place, mistakenly represented someone else s opinion …
