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Another word for yoke

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Noun

  1. Two items of the same kind together

    See also:

    group

    same

  2. That which unites or binds

      1. A substance or device, as glue, solder, or a chain, which holds things together or unites them
      2. (Masonry) The way in which bricks, stones, etc. are lapped upon one another in building
      3. A uniting force or tie; a link:
      1. A decorative bow of ribbon, fabric, or braid.
      2. The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber.
      3. An ornamental bow of ribbon or twist of braid; cockade; epaulet
      1. (Anatomy) A sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages at a joint or supporting an organ.
      2. A bond or tie connecting one thing with another
      3. A unifying or connecting tie or bond.
      1. A curved line connecting such letters in writing
      2. A thing used in tying or binding together
      3. (Music) A group of notes intended to be played or sung as one phrase.
      1. A unit in a connected series of units:
      2. A connecting element; a tie or bond:
      3. Cuff link
      1. A center or focal point
      2. A connection, tie, or link between individuals of a group, members of a series, etc.
      3. A means of connection; a link or tie:
      1. Something that connects, binds, or joins; bond; link
      2. One of the timbers or slabs of concrete laid across a railroad bed to support the rails.
      3. A string, lace, cord, etc. used to tie things
      1. (Math.) A line drawn over two or more terms of a compound quantity to show that they are to be treated together (Ex.: a − x + y)
      2. (Anat.) A band or connecting fold
      3. That which binds; bond; tie
    See also:

    connect

  3. A state of subjugation to an owner or master

    See also:

    over

Verb

  1. To bring or come together into a united whole

      1. To cause to coalesce as a single whole or entity:
      2. To come together for a single purpose:
      3. To come or grow together into a single mass:
      1. To harvest and thresh with a combine
      2. To join together for a common purpose.
      3. To come or bring into union; act or mix together; unite; join
      1. To come to terms; agree.
      2. To produce or create by combining two or more ingredients or parts; compose or make up:
      3. To combine in or form a compound.
      1. To make of, or cover with, concrete
      2. To build, treat, or cover with hard, strong conglomerate construction material.
      3. To form into a mass by coalescence or cohesion of particles or parts.
      1. To join or become joined together; unite.
      1. (Grammar) To inflect (a verb) in its forms for distinctions such as number, person, voice, mood, and tense.
      2. (Biochem.) To join (compounds) so that the resulting substance can be readily removed, as a toxic product in the body
      3. (Archaic) To join together; unite; couple
      1. To join to or by means of a communications circuit:
      2. To establish a rapport or relationship; relate:
      3. To join or fasten (two things together, or one thing with or to another); link; couple
      1. To join in a merger or union:
      2. To make strong or secure; strengthen:
      3. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
      1. (Elec.) To join (two or more circuits) by a common magnetic or electric field or by direct connection
      2. To link together; connect:
      3. To form pairs; join.
      1. To come into the company of:
      2. To come together; meet
      3. To put or bring together so as to make continuous or form a unit:
      1. To connect, relate, or associate:
      2. To join together with or as with a link or links
      3. To be or become joined together physically:
      1. To get married; take a spouse
      2. To take as a spouse:
      3. To join as spouses; unite in wedlock
      1. To blend; merge; unite
      2. To become merged.
      3. (Card Games) To make known, for a score, that one holds (a card or combination of cards), esp. by putting them face up on the table
      1. To make into or become a unit; consolidate.
      2. To combine into one; become or make united; consolidate
      1. To become combined or joined together; become one or as one, by adhering, associating, etc.
      2. To bring together in common cause, interest, opinion, etc.; join, as in action, through fellowship, agreement, legal bonds, etc.
      3. To join (a couple) in marriage.
      1. To unite closely:
      2. To perform the marriage ceremony for; join in matrimony.
      3. To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
    See also:

    assemble

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Another word for yoke

Verb
  1. See also:

    fasten

    Antonyms:
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Sentence Examples

  • He didn't know how to shake off that yoke or his anger.

  • The yoke has two projecting pieces C, C' at unequal distances from the knife-edges, and separated from the blocks B, B' by narrow air-gaps.

  • Job, besides immense possessions in flocks and herds, had 500 yoke of oxen, which he employed in ploughing, and a " very great husbandry."

  • This was the last effort of the Indians to throw off the Spanish yoke and the rising was by no means general.

  • The quantity of land ploughed by a yoke of oxen in one day was called a yoke or acre.

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