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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024yoke1 /yoʊk/USA pronunciation n., v., yoked, yok•ing. n. [countable] - a device for joining together a pair of animals, esp. oxen, that pull a plow, wagon, etc., usually made of a wooden bar set across the animals, with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of one of the animals.
- something resembling a yoke in form or use.
- a frame fitting a person's neck and shoulders, for carrying a pair of buckets or the like, one at each end.
- anything that is a burden or that causes or symbolizes enslavement, bondage, oppression, subjection, etc.:the yoke of tyranny.
- something that couples or binds together;
a bond or tie.
v. [~ + object] - to join with or as if with a yoke;
unite.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yoke1 (yōk),USA pronunciation n., pl. yokes for 1, 3–20, yoke for 2;
v., yoked, yok•ing. n. - a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, esp. oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. Cf. harness (def. 1).
- a pair of draft animals fastened together by a yoke:five yoke of oxen.
- something resembling a yoke or a bow of a yoke in form or use.
- a frame fitting the neck and shoulders of a person, for carrying a pair of buckets or the like, one at each end.
- an agency of oppression, subjection, servitude, etc.
- an emblem or symbol of subjection, servitude, slavery, etc., as an archway under which prisoners of war were compelled to pass by the ancient Romans and others.
- something that couples or binds together;
a bond or tie. - Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a viselike piece gripping two parts firmly together.
- Mechanical EngineeringAlso called fork. a forklike termination for a rod or shaft, inside which another part is secured.
- a fitting for the neck of a draft animal for suspending the tongue of a cart, carriage, etc., from a harness.
- Mechanical Engineeringa crosshead attached to the upper piston of an opposed-piston engine with rods to transmit power to the crankshaft.
- Aeronautics(in an airplane) a double handle, somewhat like a steering wheel in form, by which the elevators are controlled.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa crossbar on the head of the rudder of a small boat, having lines or chains attached to the ends so as to permit the steering of the boat from forward.
- Naval TermsSee spreader beam.
- Clothinga shaped piece in a garment, fitted about or below the neck and shoulders or about the hips, from which the rest of the garment hangs.
- Buildinga horizontal piece forming the top of a window frame. See diag. under double-hung.
- BuildingaY-shaped piece connecting branch pipes with a main soil pipe.
- Electricity, Radio and Television[Television.]an electromagnetic assembly placed around the neck of a cathode-ray tube to produce and control the scanning motion of electron beams inside the tube.
- Agriculture, British Terms[Brit. Dial.](esp. in Kent)
- the time during which a plowman and team work without stopping;
a period of plowing. - a measure or area of land equal to over 50 but less than 60 acres.
- a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter Y.
v.t. - to put a yoke on;
join or couple by means of a yoke. - to attach (a draft animal) to a plow or vehicle:to yoke oxen.
- to harness a draft animal to (a plow or vehicle):to yoke a wagon.
- to join, couple, link, or unite.
- [Obs.]to bring into subjection or servitude.
v.i. - to be or become joined, linked, or united.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English yok(e), Old English geoc; cognate with Dutch juk, German Joch, Old Norse ok, Latin jugum, Greek zygón, Hittite yugan, Sanskrit yuga; (verb, verbal) Middle English yoken, Old English geocian, derivative of the noun, nominal
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See pair.
yoke2 (yōk),USA pronunciation n. - yolk.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: yoke /jəʊk/ n ( pl yokes, yoke)- a wooden frame, usually consisting of a bar with an oxbow or similar collar-like piece at either end, for attaching to the necks of a pair of draught animals, esp oxen, so that they can be worked as a team
- something resembling a yoke in form or function, such as a frame fitting over a person's shoulders for carrying buckets suspended at either end
- a fitted part of a garment, esp around the neck, shoulders, and chest or around the hips, to which a gathered, pleated, flared, or unfitted part is attached
- an immense oppressive force or burden: under the yoke of a tyrant
- a pair of oxen or other draught animals joined together by a yoke
- a part, esp one of relatively thick cross section, that secures two or more components so that they move together
- (in the ancient world) a symbolic reconstruction of a yoke, consisting of two upright spears with a third lashed across them, under which conquered enemies were compelled to march, esp in Rome
- a mark, token, or symbol of slavery, subjection, or suffering
- rare a link, tie, or bond: the yoke of love
vb - (transitive) to secure or harness (a draught animal) to (a plough, vehicle, etc) by means of a yoke
- to join or be joined by means of a yoke; couple, unite, or link
Etymology: Old English geoc; related to Old High German ioh, Old Norse ok, Gothic juk, Latin iugum, Sanskrit yugam |