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English noun: yoke | |||
| 1. | yoke (artifact) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tucker | ||
| Part meronym | garment | ||
| 2. | yoke (state) an oppressive power | ||
| Samples | Under the yoke of a tyrant. They threw off the yoke of domination. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oppression | ||
| 3. | yoke (quantity) two items of the same kind | ||
| Synonyms | brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | 2, deuce, II, two | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | doubleton | ||
| Part holonym | fellow, mate | ||
| 4. | yoke (group) a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke | ||
| Samples | Pulled by a yoke of oxen. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pair | ||
| 5. | yoke (artifact) support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| 6. | yoke (artifact) a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together | ||
| Synonyms | coupling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion | ||
| 7. | yoke (artifact) stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | saddlery, stable gear, tack | ||
English verb: yoke | |||
| 1. | yoke (contact) become joined or linked together | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conjoin, join | ||
| Domain category | animal husbandry | ||
| 2. | yoke (contact) link with or as with a yoke | ||
| Samples | Yoke the oxen together. | ||
| Synonyms | link | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| Domain category | animal husbandry | ||
| 3. | yoke (contact) put a yoke on or join with a yoke | ||
| Samples | Yoke the draft horses together. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | inspan | ||
| Domain category | animal husbandry | ||
| Antonyms | unyoke | ||
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