1. a wooden bar or frame used to join two animals (especially oxen) together for pulling heavy loads
2. something that connects or binds together
3. a burden or form of oppression

1. to put a yoke on animals; to harness together
2. to join or unite closely

Examples

• The farmer placed a yoke on the two oxen before plowing the field.
• The marriage ceremony symbolized the yoke of unity between the couple.
• The people struggled under the yoke of tyranny for decades.
• He yoked the horses to the wagon for the long journey.
• The treaty yoked the two nations in a lasting alliance.
• She felt the heavy yoke of responsibility on her shoulders.
• The wooden yoke was carved from a single piece of oak.