Definitions of Yoke [ʊk]

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Definition of 'Yoke'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) yoke
a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, esp. oxen, usu. consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal.

2.  yoke
a pair of draft animals fastened together by a yoke.

3.  yoke
something resembling a yoke in form or use.

4.  yoke
a frame fitting a person's neck and shoulders, for carrying a pair of buckets or the like.

5.  yoke
an agency of oppression, servitude, etc.

6.  yoke
an emblem or symbol of subjection, servitude, etc., as an archway under which prisoners of war were compelled to pass by the ancient Romans and others.

7.  yoke
something that couples or binds together; bond or tie.

8.  yoke
a viselike piece gripping two parts firmly together.

9.  yoke
a fitting for the neck of a draft animal for suspending the tongue of a cart, carriage, etc., from a harness.

10.  yoke
(in an airplane) a double handle, somewhat like a steering wheel in form, by which the elevators are controlled.

11.  yoke
a crossbar on the head of a rudder, rigged so that a boat can be steered from forward.

12.  yoke
a shaped and fitted piece in a garment, as at the shoulders or the hips, from which the rest of the garment hangs.

13.  yoke
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.

14. (v.t.) yoke
to put a yoke on.

15.  yoke
to attach (a draft animal) to a plow or vehicle.

16.  yoke
to harness a draft animal to (a plow or vehicle).

17.  yoke
to join, couple, link, or unite.

18.  yoke
Obs. to bring into subjection or servitude.

19. (v.i.) yoke
to be or become joined, linked, or united.

Etymology: (bef. 900; OE geoc, c. OHG joh, ON ok, L jugum, Gk zygón, Skt yugám)

Definition of 'Yoke'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) yoke
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

2. (noun) yoke
an oppressive power
"under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"

3. (noun) couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
two items of the same kind

4. (noun) yoke
a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
"pulled by a yoke of oxen"

5. (noun) yoke
support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end

6. (noun) yoke, coupling
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

7. (verb) yoke
stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team

8. (verb) yoke
become joined or linked together

9. (verb) yoke, link
link with or as with a yoke
"yoke the oxen together"

10. (verb) yoke
put a yoke on or join with a yoke
"Yoke the draft horses together"

Definition of 'Yoke'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Yoke
a bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together

2. (noun) Yoke
a frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape

3. (noun) Yoke
a frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke

4. (noun) Yoke
a frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence

5. (noun) Yoke
a frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell

6. (noun) Yoke
a crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships

7. (noun) Yoke
a bent crosspiece connecting two other parts

8. (noun) Yoke
a tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain

9. (noun) Yoke
a band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt

10. (noun) Yoke
fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection

11. (noun) Yoke
a mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service

12. (noun) Yoke
two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together

13. (noun) Yoke
the quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen

14. (noun) Yoke
a portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon

15. (verb) Yoke
to put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen

16. (verb) Yoke
to couple; to join with another

17. (verb) Yoke
to enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine

18. (verb) Yoke
to be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate

Definition of 'Yoke'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. Yoke
In an electro-magnet, the piece of iron which connects the ends furthest from the poles of the two portions of the core on which the wire is wound.

Translation of 'Yoke'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.
Afrikaans: juk	Arabic: نير	Bulgarian: ярем
Brazilian: canga	Czech: jařmo	German: das Joch
Danish: åg	Greek: ζυγός	Spanish: yugo
Estonian: ike	Farsi: یوغ	Finnish: ies
French: joug	Hebrew: עוֹל; אֵסֶל	Hindi: जुआ
Croatian: jaram	Hungarian: iga	Indonesian: kuk
Icelandic: ok, klafi	Italian: giogo	Japanese: くびき
Korean: 멍애	Lithuanian: jungas	Latvian: koka iejūgs (vēršiem)
Malay: kandar	Dutch: juk	Norwegian: spann
Polish: jarzmo	Persian: یوغ	Pashto: ژغ، ځغ، ژغ، جغ، مريتوب، غ
Portuguese: canga	Romanian: jug	Russian: ярмо
Slovak: jarmo	Slovenian: jarem	Serbian: jaram
Swedish: ok	Thai: เทียมคู่สัตว์เลี้ยงที่ร่ว	Turkish: boyunduruk
Taiwanese: 軛	Ukrainian: ярмо	Urdu: بیلوں کی گردن پر ڈالا جان
Vietnamese: ách	Chinese: 轭
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