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Definition of Yoke

1. Verb. Become joined or linked together.

2. Noun. Fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment.

3. Verb. Link with or as with a yoke. "Yoke the oxen together"

4. Noun. An oppressive power. "They threw off the yoke of domination"

5. Verb. Put a yoke on or join with a yoke. "Yoke the draft horses together"

6. Noun. Two items of the same kind.

7. Noun. A pair of draft animals joined by a yoke. "Pulled by a yoke of oxen"

8. Noun. Support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end.

9. Noun. A connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together.

10. Noun. Stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team.

Definition of Yoke

1. n. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

2. v. t. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.

3. v. i. To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.

4. n. A clamp or similar piece that embraces two other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a dynamo.

5. n. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

6. v. t. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.

7. v. i. To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.

8. n. A clamp or similar piece that embraces two other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a dynamo.

Definition of Yoke

1. Verb. To link or to join. ¹

2. Verb. To unite, to connect. ¹

3. Noun. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together. ¹

4. Noun. A pair (of animals, especially oxen). ¹

5. Noun. A frame made to fit the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the frame. ¹

6. Noun. (figuratively) A burden; something which represses or restrains a person. ¹

7. Noun. The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually made out of a doubled piece of fabric. Or, a pair of fabric panels on trousers (especially jeans) or a skirt, across the back of the garment below the waistband. ¹

8. Noun. (bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders. ¹

9. Noun. (aviation) The column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft. ¹

10. Noun. (electronics) The electro-magnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube). ¹

11. Noun. (nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks. ¹

12. Noun. (context: agriculture dated uncommon) An alternative name for a cowpoke. ¹

13. Noun. (context: informal Ireland) An undefined object, a gadget. ¹

14. Noun. (misspelling of yolk) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Yoke

1. to fit with a yoke (a wooden frame for joining together draft animals) [v YOKED, YOKING, YOKES]

Medical Definition of Yoke

1. The assembly of electromagnetic coils that are placed over the camera tube or the neck of a picture tube or a cathode-ray tube of the magnetic focusing type. The focusing coil in the yoke controls the convergence of the electron beam. The H- and V-deflection coils deflect the electron beam so that it sweeps the target or phosphor in a standard video raster. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Yoke

yoicksing yoik yoiked yoiking yoiks yoink yoinked yoinking yoinks yoit

yojan yojana yojanas yojans yok yoke (current term) yoke-footed yoke-toed yoke bone yoke together

yoked yoked together yokefellow yokefellows yokel yokel-like yokeless yokelet yokelets yokelish

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