yoke
noun
1. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
Definition categories: man–made, cloth, fabric, material, textile
2. an oppressive power
- under the yoke of a tyrant
- they threw off the yoke of domination
Definition categories: state, oppression
3. two items of the same kind
Similar word(s): brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome
Definition categories: quantity, deuce, two
4. a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
- pulled by a yoke of oxen
Definition categories: group, pair
5. support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
Definition categories: man–made, support
6. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
Similar word(s): coupling
Definition categories: man–made, connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
7. stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team