yoke
Meaning of yoke
noun
- a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull.
- a part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and to which the main part of the garment is attached.
the pinafore fell amply from a short yoke
- a frame fitting over the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying pails or baskets.
- the crossbar of a rudder.
- a control lever in an aircraft.
- put a yoke on (a pair of animals); couple or attach with or to a yoke.
a plough drawn by a camel and donkey yoked together
- attack, especially by strangling.
two crackheads yoked this girl
Old English geoc (noun), geocian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch juk, German Joch, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin jugum and Greek zugon, also by Latin jungere ‘to join’.
noun- a thing whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify.
how much did that yoke set you back?
early 20th century: of unknown origin.
Information about yoke
- The plural form of yoke is: yokes.
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Hyphenation of yoke
yoke
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- yoke is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
yoke synonyms
Meaning couple:
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
Meaning coupling:
Meaning link:
Meaning a set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other draught animal is fastened to a cart, plough, etc. and is controlled by its driver:
Meaning the part around the neck of a shirt, blouse, jacket or coat, either upright or turned over:
Meaning the equipment required for a task or sport:
Meaning a small, sharp broad-headed nail:
Meaning the equipment for a particular purpose:
Meaning fasten or tether:
Meaning tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement:
Meaning close or do up securely:
Meaning join or fasten (something) to something else:
Meaning link; connect:
Meaning harness (animals, especially horses) together to pull a vehicle:
yoke antonyms
Meaning unhook or unfasten (something tethered to or caught on something else):
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Words that rhyme with yoke
reyoke, neckyoke, Holyoke, inyoke, unyoke, upyoke, underyoke, disyoke, misyoke
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