ALL meanings of yoke
yoke
Y y - intransitive verb yoke join together 1
- noun yoke A wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull. 1
- noun plural yoke a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. Compare harness (def 1). 1
- noun plural yoke a pair of draft animals fastened together by a yoke: five yoke of oxen. 1
- noun plural yoke something resembling a yoke or a bow of a yoke in form or use. 1
- noun plural yoke a frame fitting the neck and shoulders of a person, for carrying a pair of buckets or the like, one at each end. 1
- noun plural yoke an agency of oppression, subjection, servitude, etc. 1
- noun plural yoke an emblem or symbol of subjection, servitude, slavery, etc., as an archway under which prisoners of war were compelled to pass by the ancient Romans and others. 1
- noun plural yoke something that couples or binds together; a bond or tie. 1
- noun plural yoke Machinery. a viselike piece gripping two parts firmly together. 1
- noun plural yoke Also called fork. a forklike termination for a rod or shaft, inside which another part is secured. 1
- noun plural yoke a fitting for the neck of a draft animal for suspending the tongue of a cart, carriage, etc., from a harness. 1
- noun plural yoke a crosshead attached to the upper piston of an opposed-piston engine with rods to transmit power to the crankshaft. 1
- noun plural yoke (in an airplane) a double handle, somewhat like a steering wheel in form, by which the elevators are controlled. 1
- noun plural yoke Nautical. a crossbar on the head of the rudder of a small boat, having lines or chains attached to the ends so as to permit the steering of the boat from forward. 1
- noun plural yoke spreader beam. 1
- noun plural yoke a shaped piece in a garment, fitted about or below the neck and shoulders or about the hips, from which the rest of the garment hangs. 1
- noun plural yoke a horizontal piece forming the top of a window frame. 1
- noun plural yoke a Y -shaped piece connecting branch pipes with a main soil pipe. 1
- noun plural yoke Television. 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. 1
- noun plural yoke British Dialect. the time during which a plowman and team work without stopping; a period of plowing. a measure or area of land equal to over 50 but less than 60 acres. 1
- noun plural yoke a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter Y. 1
- verb with object yoke to put a yoke on; join or couple by means of a yoke. 1
- verb with object yoke to attach (a draft animal) to a plow or vehicle: to yoke oxen. 1
- verb with object yoke to harness a draft animal to (a plow or vehicle): to yoke a wagon. 1
- verb with object yoke to join, couple, link, or unite. 1
- verb with object yoke Obsolete. to bring into subjection or servitude. 1
- verb without object yoke to be or become joined, linked, or united. 1
- abbreviation YOKE yolk. 1
- noun yoke device attaching animal to plough 1
- noun yoke carrying device worn on shoulders 1
- noun yoke connecting device for machine 1
- noun yoke burden 1
- noun yoke shoulder piece of a garment 1
- intransitive verb yoke animal: attach to plough 1
- noun yoke A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together. 0
- noun yoke A pair (of animals, especially oxen). 0
- noun yoke A frame made to fit the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the frame. 0
- noun yoke A frame worn on the neck of an animal, such as a cow, pig, or goose, to prevent passage through a fence. 0
- noun yoke (figuratively) A burden; something which represses or restrains a person. 0
- noun yoke A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. 0
- noun yoke The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually made out of a doubled piece of fabric. Or, a pair of fabric panels on trousers (especially jeans) or a skirt, across the back of the garment below the waistband. 0
- noun yoke (bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders. 0
- noun yoke (aviation) The column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft. 0
- noun yoke (electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube). 0
- noun yoke (nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks. 0
- noun yoke (agriculture, dated, uncommon) A cowpoke. 0
- noun yoke (glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole. 0
- noun yoke (engineering) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts. 0
- 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. 0