—yoke /jəʊk/ aep /joʊk/
noun [C] (CLOTHES)
► F0 a fitted part of a piece of clothing, especially a strip that goes around the shoulders or waist, to which is sewn a looser piece of materialSee picture: yoke (CLOTHES) 
Thesaurus+: ↑Parts of clothes
noun [C] (WOODEN BAR)
► F0 a wooden bar that is fastened over the necks of two animals, especially cattle, and connected to the vehicle or load that they are pullingSee picture: yoke (WOODEN BAR) Thesaurus+: ↑Farm vehicles and equipment
noun [C] FORMAL (CONNECTION)
► F0 something that connects two things or people, usually in a way that unfairly limits freedom: » the yoke of marriage» Both countries had thrown off the communist yoke.Thesaurus+: ↑Power to controlverb [T often passive] FORMAL (CONNECT) ↑Verb Endings for yoke
► F0 to combine or connect two things: » All these different political elements have somehow been yoked together to form a new alliance.Thesaurus+: ↑Connecting and combining , ↑Variety and mixtures , ↑Mixing and mixturesverb [T] (WOODEN BAR) ↑Verb Endings for yoke
► F0 to put a yoke on animals, especially cattle, so that they are fastened together and to a connected vehicle or load: » Two oxen yoked to a plough walked wearily up and down the field.Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tying