yoke in English dictionary

  • yoke

    Meanings and definitions of "yoke"

    • To link or to join.
    • To unite, to connect.
    • A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
    • A pair (of animals, especially oxen).
    • (figuratively) A burden; something which represses or restrains a person.
    • The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually made out of a doubled piece of fabric. Or, a pair of fabric panels on trousers (especially jeans) or a skirt, across the back of the garment below the waistband.
    • (bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
    • (aviation) The column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft.
    • (electronics) The electro-magnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube).
    • (nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
    • (agriculture, dated, uncommon) An alternative name for a cowpoke.
    • (informal, Irish) An undefined object, a gadget.
    • Common misspelling of yolk.
    • noun
      Misspelling of [i]yolk[/i].
    • noun
      A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
    • noun
      A pair (of animals, especially oxen).
    • noun
      A frame made to fit the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the frame.
    • noun
      A frame worn on the neck of an animal, such as a cow, pig, or goose, to prevent passage through a fence.
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      A burden; something which represses or restrains a person.
    • noun
      A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it.
    • noun
      The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually made out of a doubled piece of fabric. Or, a pair of fabric panels on trousers (especially jeans) or a skirt, across the back of the garment below the waistband.
    • noun
      (bodybuilding)
      Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
    • noun
      (aviation)
      The column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft.
    • noun
      (electronics)
      The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube).
    • noun
      (nautical)
      A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
    • noun
      (agriculture, dated, uncommon)
      A cowpoke.
    • noun
      (glassblowing)
      A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.
    • noun
      (engineering)
      A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
    • noun
      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.
    • noun
      (dressmaking)
      A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
    • noun
      The amount of land ploughed in a day by a pair of oxen.
    • noun
      A portion of the working day.
    • noun
      (informal, Ireland)
      A miscellaneous object; a gadget.
    • noun
      (slang, Ireland)
      Pill of a psychoactive drug.
    • noun
      Misspelling of [i]yolk[/i].
    • verb
      To link or to join.
    • verb
      To unite, to connect.
    • verb
      To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
    • link or join
    • unite or connect
    • wooden bar
    • A device for joining together a pair of draft animals.
    • noun
      an oppressive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"
    • noun
      a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
    • noun
      a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"
    • noun
      fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
    • noun
      stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
    • noun
      support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
    • noun
      two items of the same kind
    • verb
      become joined or linked together
    • verb
      link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
    • verb
      put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"

    Synonyms of "yoke" in English dictionary

    support, connection, couple are the top synonyms of "yoke" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "yoke" in English dictionary

    unyoke is the antonym of "yoke" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of yoke

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    • yoke ( plural  yokes)
    • yoke ( third-person singular simple present yokes, present participle yoking, simple past and past participle yoked)
    • yoke (plural yokes)
    • yoke (third-person singular simple present yokes, present participle yoking, simple past and past participle yoked)
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