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yoke
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- pronunciation:
- yok
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a device used to join together a pair of draft animals, usu. comprising a crossbar with two U-shaped loops, each fitted around the head of an animal.
- similar words:
- collar, coupler, harness, oxbow
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| definition 2: |
a harnessed pair of draft animals.
A yoke of oxen pulled the heavy plow.- synonyms:
- pair, span, team
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| definition 3: |
a frame or crosspiece designed to fit a person's shoulders for carrying equal loads at either end.
- similar words:
- crosspiece, frame, harness
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| definition 4: |
something that oppresses or burdens.
The conquered peoples were subjected to the yoke of slavery.- synonyms:
- burden
- similar words:
- affliction, bondage, cross, millstone, oppression, servitude, slavery, thralldom, trial, tribulation, vassalage, weight
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| definition 5: |
something that joins people, esp. in effort.
- similar words:
- bond, connection, link, tie
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| related words: |
bit, couple, junction, pair |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
yokes, yoking, yoked |
| definition 1: |
to attach or harness (a draft animal) to a plow, wagon, carriage, or the like.
- synonyms:
- hitch
- similar words:
- collar, couple, fasten, harness, tie
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| definition 2: |
to unite or link; connect.
- synonyms:
- attach, connect, join, link
- similar words:
- bond, concatenate, couple, fasten, hitch, lash, marry, mate, tie, unite
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| definition 3: |
to force into servitude; enslave.
- synonyms:
- enslave, enthrall, subjugate
- similar words:
- fetter, shackle, subject
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| related words: |
join, truss, wed |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be connected or joined.
- synonyms:
- connect, join, link, tie
- similar words:
- bond, couple, unite
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| related words: |
tie |
Are you looking for the word yolk (a part of an egg)? Yoke and yolk sound alike but have different meanings.
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