yoke

Meanings

• fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
• an oppressive power
  • "under the yoke of a tyrant"
  • "they threw off the yoke of domination"
• two items of the same kind
• a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
  • "pulled by a yoke of oxen"
• support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
• a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
• stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
• become joined or linked together
• link with or as with a yoke
  • "yoke the oxen together"
• put a yoke on or join with a yoke
  • "Yoke the draft horses together"

Synonyms

brace, couple, couplet, coupling, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, link, pair, span, twain, twosome