- n. stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team (view details)
- n. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment (view details)
- n. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together (view details)
- n. support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end (view details)
- n. a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke (view details)
- n. two items of the same kind (view details)
- n. an oppresssive power (view details)
- v. put a yoke on or join with a yoke (view details)
- v. link with or as with a yoke (view details)
- v. become joined or linked together (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
yoke is a kind of: saddlery ( what does saddlery stand for? ), stable gear ( what does stable gear stand for? ), tack ( what does tack stand for? )
yoke is derived from: link ( what does link stand for? ), yoke ( what does yoke stand for? )
Meaning 2: (noun) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
yoke is a kind of: cloth ( what does cloth stand for? ), fabric ( what does fabric stand for? ), material ( what does material stand for? ), textile ( what does textile stand for? )
Meaning 3: (noun) a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
Synonym(s): coupling ( what does coupling stand for? )
yoke is a kind of: connecter ( what does connecter stand for? ), connection ( what does connection stand for? ), connective ( what does connective stand for? ), connector ( what does connector stand for? ), connexion ( what does connexion stand for? )
yoke is derived from: couple ( what does couple stand for? ), link, match ( what does match stand for? ), mate ( what does mate stand for? ), pair ( what does pair stand for? ), twin ( what does twin stand for? ), yoke
Meaning 4: (noun) support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
yoke is a kind of: support ( what does support stand for? )
yoke is derived from: link, yoke
Meaning 5: (noun) a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
Usage Example(s): pulled by a yoke of oxen
Meaning 6: (noun) two items of the same kind
Synonym(s): brace ( what does brace stand for? ), couple, couplet ( what does couplet stand for? ), distich ( what does distich stand for? ), duad ( what does duad stand for? ), duet ( what does duet stand for? ), duo ( what does duo stand for? ), dyad ( what does dyad stand for? ), pair, span ( what does span stand for? ), twain ( what does twain stand for? ), twosome ( what does twosome stand for? )
yoke is derived from: couple, geminate ( what does geminate stand for? ), match, mate, pair, twin
Meaning 7: (noun) an oppresssive power
Usage Example(s): they threw off the yoke of domination, under the yoke of a tyrant
Meaning 8: (verb) put a yoke on or join with a yoke
Usage Example(s): Yoke the draft horses together
Opposite(s): unyoke ( what does unyoke stand for? )
yoke is derived from: yoke
Meaning 9: (verb) link with or as with a yoke
Usage Example(s): yoke the oxen together
Synonym(s): link
yoke is derived from: connectedness ( what does connectedness stand for? ), connection, coupling, link, nexus ( what does nexus stand for? ), yoke
Meaning 10: (verb) become joined or linked together
yoke is derived from: coupling, yoke
Anagram1 for yoke: okey (What does okey stand for?)
1An anagram is a word that results from the rearrangement of letters of another word. For example, an anagram of Mary is Army. Anagrams are fun!
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