English dictionary

yoke

/j//oU/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
an oppressive power

noun.state

Examples
Under the yoke of a tyrant.

They threw off the yoke of domination.

Source: WordNet 3.0
two items of the same kind

noun.quantity

Synonyms brace couple couplet distich duad duet duo dyad pair span twain twosome

Source: WordNet 3.0
a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke

noun.group

Examples
Pulled by a yoke of oxen.

Source: WordNet 3.0
support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

noun.artifact

Synonyms coupling

Source: WordNet 3.0
stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

noun

Source: webster1913
A clamp or similar piece that embraces two other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a dynamo.

noun

Source: webster1913

become joined or linked together

verb.contact

Source: WordNet 3.0
link with or as with a yoke

verb.contact

Examples
Yoke the oxen together.

Synonyms link

Source: WordNet 3.0
put a yoke on or join with a yoke

verb.contact

Examples
Yoke the draft horses together.

Antonyms unyoke

Source: WordNet 3.0
To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to <i>yoke</i> oxen, or pair of oxen.

verb

Source: webster1913
To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.

verb

Source: webster1913