Definitions of yoke:

• noun:   stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
• noun:   fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
• noun:   a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
• noun:   support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
• noun:   a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke

  Example: "Pulled by a yoke of oxen"

• noun:   an oppresssive power

  Example: "Under the yoke of a tyrant"

• noun:   two items of the same kind
• verb:   put a yoke on or join with a yoke

  Example: "Yoke the draft horses together"

• verb:   link with or as with a yoke

  Example: "Yoke the oxen together"

• verb:   become joined or linked together
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #34371)