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Yoke Very Common

Yoke has 14 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

"She adjusted the yoke on her blouse to ensure it sat perfectly across her shoulders."

2

an oppressive power

"under the yoke of a tyrant"

"they threw off the yoke of domination"

3

two items of the same kind

"The farmer was surprised to find that his plow's wooden yoke had snapped off, leaving him unable to attach the matching pair of oxen needed for the heavy field."

4

a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke

"pulled by a yoke of oxen"

5

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

"The farmer adjusted his yoke to balance the heavy water buckets on either side before starting up the hill."

6

a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

"The heavy machine is yoked to the generator, ensuring that whenever the engine starts, power flows immediately."

7

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

"The farmer adjusted the wooden yoke to ensure both oxen were aligned perfectly before hitching them to the plow."

8

Frame around the neck, and related senses.

"I accidentally wrote 'yoke' instead of 'yolk' in my shopping list while trying to buy eggs for baking."

9

A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at the heads or necks enabling them to pull a plough, cart etc.

10

Misspelling of yolk.

Verb
1

become joined or linked together

"The two struggling companies were forced to yoke their resources when a sudden market crash threatened both of them."

2

link with or as with a yoke

"yoke the oxen together"

3

put a yoke on or join with a yoke

"Yoke the draft horses together"

4

To link or to join.

"The two oxen were yoked together so they could pull the heavy plow side by side."

Example Sentences
"under the yoke of a tyrant" noun
"they threw off the yoke of domination" noun
"pulled by a yoke of oxen" noun
"yoke the oxen together" verb
"Yoke the draft horses together" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
unyoke
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fabric oppression two pair support connection stable gear join attach
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
tucker doubleton inspan
Rhyming Words
oke hoke joke doke poke toke goke soke loke woke coke boke moke roke choke avoke proke awoke smoke scoke
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