| Noun | 1. | yoke - fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garmentcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" tucker - a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress | |
| 2. | yoke - an oppresssive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"oppression - the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted" | |
| 3. | yoke - two items of the same kindcouplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, brace, pair, span, couple 2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player | |
| 4. | yoke - a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"pair - two people considered as a unit | |
| 5. | yoke - support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each endsupport - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" | |
| 6. | yoke - a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together | |
| 7. | yoke - stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team | |
| Verb | 1. | yoke - become joined or linked togetherconjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" | |
| 2. | yoke - link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" | |
| 3. | yoke - put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"inspan - attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals" unyoke - remove the yoke from; "unyoke the cow" | |