Yoke
To join or bond together, often by harnessing or linking two things (especially animals) to work as a unit.
verbYoke
To join or bond together, often by harnessing or linking two things (especially animals) to work as a unit.
verbImagine This
The egg yolk has to unite with the egg white to form a whole egg. The farmer uses the yoke to bond oxen together.
Sounds Like
Yolk (egg yolk)
Looks Like
yolk
Remember This
Yoke can be used metaphorically to describe binding obligations or responsibilities, not just physical tying.
Other Forms
Connect With
bind, join, unite, harness, couple, attach
Note
Do not confuse yoke (to join) with yolk (egg component). Yoke is a verb; 'yoked' can be an adjective or verb participle.
Study Deeper
- The farmer yoked the oxen to the plow.
- She yoked her interests to a demanding career, leaving little time for hobbies.
From Old English geoc (yoke), from Proto-Germanic *jukon-, related to Latin jugum and Greek zeugos; ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to join'.
Think of a wooden crossbar binding two oxen: a yoke literally binds or joins.
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