yoke

Noun

• stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team

• a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

• support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end

• a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
  • pulled by a yoke of oxen
    

• two items of the same kind

• an oppressive power
  • under the yoke of a tyrant
    
  • they threw off the yoke of domination
    

• fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

Verb

• put a yoke on or join with a yoke
  • Yoke the draft horses together
    

• link with or as with a yoke
  • yoke the oxen together
    

• become joined or linked together

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  coupling , link