YOKE

Pronunciation (US):

• YOKE (noun)
  The noun YOKE has 7 senses:

1. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
2. an oppressive power
3. two items of the same kind
4. a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
5. support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
6. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
7. stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team

  Familiarity information: YOKE used as a noun is common.

• YOKE (verb)
  The verb YOKE has 3 senses:

1. become joined or linked together
2. link with or as with a yoke
3. put a yoke on or join with a yoke

  Familiarity information: YOKE used as a verb is uncommon.

• 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)