yoke

Definitions of yoke in various dictionaries:

noun - fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

noun - an oppressive power

noun - two items of the same kind

noun - a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke

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

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

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

verb - become joined or linked together

verb - link with or as with a yoke

verb - put a yoke on or join with a yoke

A crossbar with two U-shaped pieces that encircle the necks of a pair of oxen or other draft animals working together.

A bar used with a double harness to connect the collar of each horse to the pole of a wagon or coach.

A frame designed to be carried across a person’s shoulders with equal loads suspended from each end.

A crossbar on a ship’s rudder to which the steering cables are connected.

A clamp or vise that holds a machine part in place or controls its movement or that holds two such parts together.

A piece of a garment that is closely fitted, either around the neck and shoulders or at the hips, and from which an unfitted or gathered part of the garment is hung.

Something that connects or joins together; a bond or tie.

A series of two or more magnetic recording heads fastened securely together for playing or recording on more than one track simultaneously.

Any of various emblems of subjugation, such as a structure made of two upright spears with a third laid across them, under which conquered enemies of ancient Rome were forced to march in subjection.

The condition of being subjugated by or as if by a conqueror; subjugation or bondage: 14th-century Russia under the Tartar yoke; the yoke of drug addiction.

To fit or join with a yoke.

To harness a draft animal to.

To harness (a draft animal) to a vehicle or an implement.

To join securely as if with a yoke; bind: partners who were yoked together for life.

To become joined securely.

verb - to fit with a yoke (a wooden frame for joining together draft animals)

YOKE - A yoke is a wooden beam normally used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs, as oxe...