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Noun yoke has 7 senses

yoke - fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
--₁ is a kind of fabric, cloth, material, textile
--₁ is a part of garment
--₁ has particulars: tucker
yoke - an oppresssive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"
--₂ is a kind of oppression
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad - two items of the same kind
--₃ is a kind of two, 2, II, deuce
--₃ has particulars: doubleton
yoke - a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"
--₄ is a kind of pair
yoke - support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
--₅ is a kind of support

Derived forms: verb yoke₃, verb yoke₂
yoke, coupling - a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
--₆ is a kind of connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective

Derived forms: verb yoke₂, verb yoke₁
yoke - stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
--₇ is a kind of stable gear, saddlery, tack

Derived forms: verb yoke₂, verb yoke₃

Verb yoke has 3 senses

yoke - become joined or linked together
--₁ is one way to join, conjoin

Derived form: noun yoke₆
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
yoke, link - link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
--₂ is one way to attach

Derived forms: noun yoke₆, noun yoke₅, noun yoke₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
yoke - put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"
--₃ is one way to attach
Antonyms: unyoke

Derived forms: noun yoke₅, noun yoke₇
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP