A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
A rung of a ladder.
One of the outlying points in a hub-and-spoke model of transportation.
A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill.
simple past tense of speak
To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.
A beam or rod providing support.
An act of strutting (“bracing or supporting (something) by a strut or struts (sense 1); attaching diagonally; bending at a sharp angle”); specifically, deviation (of the spoke of a wheel) from the normal position.
An instrument for adjusting the pleats of a ruff.
A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking.
Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.
To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high.
To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.
To be attached diagonally or at a slant; also, to be bent at a sharp angle.