Definitions:

1. a connection, like a clamp or vise, between two things so they move together noun
   • The yoke between the parts was firm after the glue dried.
2. a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke noun
   • The wagon was pulled by a yoke of oxen.
3. an oppressive power noun
   • The populace was under the yoke of a tyrant.
4. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment noun
   • The tailor had to patch the yoke of my shirt.
5. stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team noun
   • The oxen were used to pulling the plow with the yoke.
6. support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end noun
   • The farmer carried buckets of water with a yoke back to the house.
7. the control mechanism for an aircraft noun
   • The pilot pulled back on the yoke to straighten out the plane's path.
8. to become joined or linked together verb
   • We were yoked before competing in the threelegged race.
9. to link with or as with a yoke verb
   • You will need to yoke the oxen together.
10. to put a yoke on or join with a yoke verb
    • The peasant yoked the horse after putting its blinders on.
11. two items of the same kind noun
    • The third broke, but we still have a yoke.

Synonyms:

• coupling
• link
• span

NearBy Words:

• yokel
• yokel-like
• yokelish