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