yokenoun [ C ]
uk/jəʊk/us/joʊk/yoke noun [ C ] (FOR ANIMALS)
a wooden bar that is fastened over the necks of two animals, especially cattle, and connected to the vehicle or load that they are pulling
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Farm vehicles & equipment
- all-terrain vehicle
- ATV
- Caterpillar tractor
- combine
- harrow
- harvester
- milking machine
- planter
- plough
- ploughshare
- plow
- plowshare
- reaper
- scarecrow
- sorter
- tractor
yoke noun [ C ] (IN CLOTHING)
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 material
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Parts of clothes
- armhole
- bodice
- breast
- button-down collar
- clerical collar
- collar
- crew neck
- elbow
- heel
- lapel
- neckband
- neckline
- patch pocket
- Peter Pan collar
- shoulder
- sleeve
- V-neck
- vent
- waistband
- wing collar
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yoke noun [ C ] (CONNECTION)
formal something that connects two things or people, usually in a way that unfairly limits freedom:
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Power to control
- ascendancy
- big beast
- buy-in
- chairmanship
- determination
- discipline
- dominant
- juice
- leadership
- lever
- manipulation
- mastery
- muscle
- oversight
- responsibility
- sphere of influence
- spin control
- state-controlled
- states' rights
- tooth
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yokeverb
uk/jəʊk/us/joʊk/yoke verb (ANIMALS)
[ T ] to put a yoke on animals, especially cattle, so that they are fastened together and to a connected vehicle or load:
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Fastening and tying
- attach
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up
- bolt
- bound
- bow 1
- buckle
- buckle up
- hobble
- ligature
- mount
- nail
- put sth up
- reef knot
- rivet
- rope
- tie
- truss
- twist tie
- tying
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yoke verb (THINGS)
[ T often passive ] formal to combine or connect two things:
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Connecting and combining
- abut
- adjoin
- aggregate
- allied
- amalgamate
- assemblage
- bind
- conjunction
- desegregate
- dovetail
- eclectic
- entwine
- fuse
- fusion
- linkage
- lump sb/sth together
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- merge
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