yoke

Definitions

1. 1noun

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

2. 2noun

   A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.

3. 3noun

   A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.

4. 4noun

   A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.

5. 5noun

   A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.

6. 6noun

   A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.

7. 7noun

   A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.

8. 8noun

   A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain.

9. 9noun

   A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.

10. 10noun

    Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.

11. 11noun

    A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.

12. 12noun

    Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.

13. 13noun

    The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.

14. 14noun

    A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.

15. 15transitive verb

    To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.

16. 16transitive verb

    To couple; to join with another.

17. 17transitive verb

    To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.

18. 18intransitive verb

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

19. 19noun

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

20. 20noun

    fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

21. 21noun

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

    Synonyms

    coupling
22. 22noun

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

23. 23noun

    a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke

    "pulled by a yoke of oxen"

24. 24noun

    two items of the same kind

    Synonyms

    bracecouplecoupletdistichduadduetduodyadpairspantwaintwosome
25. 25noun

    an oppressive power

    "under the yoke of a tyrant"

    "they threw off the yoke of domination"

26. 26verb

    put a yoke on or join with a yoke

    "Yoke the draft horses together"

27. 27verb

    link with or as with a yoke

    "yoke the oxen together"

    Synonyms

    link
28. 28verb

    become joined or linked together