Overview of noun yoke

The noun yoke has 7 senses

• yoke -- (fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment)


• yoke -- (an oppressive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination")


• couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad -- (two items of the same kind)


• yoke -- (a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen")


• yoke -- (support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end)


• yoke, coupling -- (a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)


• yoke -- (stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team)

Overview of verb yoke

The verb yoke has 3 senses

• yoke -- (become joined or linked together)


• yoke, link -- (link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together")


• yoke -- (put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together")