Dictionary entry details
• YOKE (noun)
Meaning:
Fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("yoke" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yoke"):
tucker (a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress)
Holonyms ("yoke" is a part of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Meaning:
An oppressive power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context examples:
under the yoke of a tyrant / they threw off the yoke of domination
Hypernyms ("yoke" is a kind of...):
oppression (the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:)
Meaning:
Two items of the same kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
twosome; twain; dyad; duo; duet; duad; distich; couplet; brace; pair; span; yoke; couple
Hypernyms ("yoke" is a kind of...):
2; deuce; II; two (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yoke"):
doubleton ((bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player)
Meaning:
A pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
pulled by a yoke of oxen
Hypernyms ("yoke" is a kind of...):
pair (two people considered as a unit)
Meaning:
Support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("yoke" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Meaning:
A connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
coupling; yoke
Hypernyms ("yoke" is a kind of...):
connecter; connection; connective; connector; connexion (an instrumentality that connects)
Meaning:
Stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("yoke" is a kind of...):
saddlery; stable gear; tack (gear for a horse)
• YOKE (verb)
Meaning:
Become joined or linked together
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "yoke" is one way to...):
conjoin; join (make contact or come together)
Domain category:
animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Link with or as with a yoke
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
yoke; link
Context example:
yoke the oxen together
Hypernyms (to "yoke" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Domain category:
animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Put a yoke on or join with a yoke
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Yoke the draft horses together
Hypernyms (to "yoke" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Domain category:
animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "yoke"):
inspan (attach a yoke or harness to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym:
unyoke (remove the yoke from)
