Meaning of "yoke" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of yoke

1. (n) stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team

2. (n) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

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

4. (n) support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end

5. (n) a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"

6. (n) two items of the same kind

7. (n) an oppresssive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"

8. (v) put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"

9. (v) link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"

10. (v) become joined or linked together