Czech Meaning of yoke

jařmo

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Definitions and Meaning of yoke in English

Wordnet

yoke (n)

fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

an oppressive power

two items of the same kind

a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke

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

Wordnet

yoke (v)

become joined or linked together

link with or as with a yoke

put a yoke on or join with a yoke

Webster

yoke (n.)

A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.

A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.

A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.

A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell.

A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.

A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.

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.

A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.

Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.

A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.

Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.

The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.

A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.

A clamp or similar piece that embraces two other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a dynamo.

Webster

yoke (v. t.)

To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.

To couple; to join with another.

To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.

Webster

yoke (v. i.)

To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.

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