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- an oppressive power
- a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
- 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
- two items of the same kind
- fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
- stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
- A collar placed on the neck of a conquered person or prisoner to restrain movement.
- Misspelling of yolk.
- Something which oppresses or restrains a person; a burden.
- (glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.
- (chiefly US) A frame or convex crosspiece from which a bell is hung.
- (Ireland, informal) A chap, a fellow.
- (Ireland, informal) A miscellaneous object; a gadget.
- (nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered; in modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
- (electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a cathode ray tube.
- (chiefly historical) A pair of draught animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something.
- (Ancient Rome) Chiefly in pass under the yoke: a raised yoke (sense 1.1), or a symbolic yoke formed from two spears installed upright in the ground with another spear connecting their tops, under which a defeated army was made to march as a sign of subjugation.
- A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.
- (Ireland, Scotland) A carriage, a horse and cart; (by extension, generally) a car or other vehicle.
- (Ireland, slang) A pill of a psychoactive drug.
- (bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
- (video games) A similar device used as a game controller.
- A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the pole; a carrying pole.
- (aviation) Any of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; specifically, the control column.
- (chiefly England, especially Kent; also Scotland; historical) An amount of work done with draught animals, lasting about half a day; (by extension) an amount or shift of any work.
- A bond of love, especially marriage; also, a bond of friendship or partnership; an obligation or task borne by two or more people.
- (electrical engineering) Originally, a metal piece connecting the poles of a magnet or electromagnet; later, a part of magnetic circuit (such as in a generator or motor) not surrounded by windings (“wires wound around the cores of electrical transformers”).
- (agriculture) A frame placed on the neck of an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
- (clothing) The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders or the hips from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes.
- Any of various linking or supporting objects that resembles a yoke (sense 1.1); a crosspiece, a curved bar, etc.
verb
- put a yoke on or join with a yoke
- link with or as with a yoke
- become joined or linked together
- (agriculture) To place a frame on the neck of (an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose) to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
- To place a collar on the neck of (a conquered person or prisoner) to restrain movement.
- To join (several draught animals) together with a yoke; also, to fasten a yoke (on one or more draught animals) to pull a cart, plough, etc.; or to attach (a cart, plough, etc.) to a draught animal.
- To be or become connected, linked, or united in a relationship; to have dealings with.
- To put (one's arm or arms) around someone's neck, waist, etc.; also, to surround (someone's neck, waist, etc.) with one's arms.
- To bring into or keep (someone) in bondage or a state of submission; to enslave or subject to confine, to restrain; to oppress, to subjugate.
- To bring (two or more people or things) into a close relationship (often one that is undesired); to connect, to link, to unite.
- To put (something) around someone's neck like a yoke; also, to surround (someone's neck) with something.
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adj
- of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life
- characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
- Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially, and politically.
noun
- A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- a cruel and oppressive dictator
- (by extension) A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- (by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- The tyrant birds, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests.
- (historical, Ancient Greece) A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
- in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
- any person who exercises power in a cruel way
adj
noun
- a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
- (rare) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
- A political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
- (by extension) A political and philosophical belief that proposes the establishment of a stateless society as well as the abolition of authority and hierarchy in most or all forms.
noun
- a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- (figurative, derogatory) Any extreme reliance on or enforcement of rules and regulations.
- Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition.
- (strictest sense) The ideology and practice of the 20th-century Italian movement from which this name came.
- (loosely, by extension, derogatory) Any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting, and/or violence against largely unarmed populations.
noun
- Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
noun
- an oppressive encumbrance
- a heavy motionless weight
- Unremitting heavy weight that does not move.
- (figuratively) That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.
- (construction) A dead load.
- (rail transport) The total (unpowered) weight of a train to be propelled (or hauled) by the locomotive; another locomotive being hauled dead as part of the train is a dead weight.
- (nautical) The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e., the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.
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- the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
- a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
- a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
- (countable, politics) A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
- (countable, politics) The popular removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
- A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
- A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
- Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.
- (astronomy) In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
- (card games) a rule in Tycoon where if four cards are placed down at once, the card hierarchy is reversed.
- Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
noun
- a cruel and oppressive dictator
- Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack of conflicts of interest and an indication of grandeur and power.
- An absolute ruler with infinite power.
- A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.
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- an oppressive power
- a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
- 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
- two items of the same kind
- fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
- stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
- A collar placed on the neck of a conquered person or prisoner to restrain movement.
- Misspelling of yolk.
- Something which oppresses or restrains a person; a burden.
- (glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.
- (chiefly US) A frame or convex crosspiece from which a bell is hung.
- (Ireland, informal) A chap, a fellow.
- (Ireland, informal) A miscellaneous object; a gadget.
- (nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered; in modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
- (electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a cathode ray tube.
- (chiefly historical) A pair of draught animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something.
- (Ancient Rome) Chiefly in pass under the yoke: a raised yoke (sense 1.1), or a symbolic yoke formed from two spears installed upright in the ground with another spear connecting their tops, under which a defeated army was made to march as a sign of subjugation.
- A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.
- (Ireland, Scotland) A carriage, a horse and cart; (by extension, generally) a car or other vehicle.
- (Ireland, slang) A pill of a psychoactive drug.
- (bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
- (video games) A similar device used as a game controller.
- A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the pole; a carrying pole.
- (aviation) Any of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; specifically, the control column.
- (chiefly England, especially Kent; also Scotland; historical) An amount of work done with draught animals, lasting about half a day; (by extension) an amount or shift of any work.
- A bond of love, especially marriage; also, a bond of friendship or partnership; an obligation or task borne by two or more people.
- (electrical engineering) Originally, a metal piece connecting the poles of a magnet or electromagnet; later, a part of magnetic circuit (such as in a generator or motor) not surrounded by windings (“wires wound around the cores of electrical transformers”).
- (agriculture) A frame placed on the neck of an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
- (clothing) The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders or the hips from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes.
- Any of various linking or supporting objects that resembles a yoke (sense 1.1); a crosspiece, a curved bar, etc.
verb
- put a yoke on or join with a yoke
- link with or as with a yoke
- become joined or linked together
- (agriculture) To place a frame on the neck of (an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose) to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
- To place a collar on the neck of (a conquered person or prisoner) to restrain movement.
- To join (several draught animals) together with a yoke; also, to fasten a yoke (on one or more draught animals) to pull a cart, plough, etc.; or to attach (a cart, plough, etc.) to a draught animal.
- To be or become connected, linked, or united in a relationship; to have dealings with.
- To put (one's arm or arms) around someone's neck, waist, etc.; also, to surround (someone's neck, waist, etc.) with one's arms.
- To bring into or keep (someone) in bondage or a state of submission; to enslave or subject to confine, to restrain; to oppress, to subjugate.
- To bring (two or more people or things) into a close relationship (often one that is undesired); to connect, to link, to unite.
- To put (something) around someone's neck like a yoke; also, to surround (someone's neck) with something.
noun
adj
- of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life
- characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
- Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially, and politically.
noun
- A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- a cruel and oppressive dictator
- (by extension) A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- (by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- The tyrant birds, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests.
- (historical, Ancient Greece) A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
- in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
- any person who exercises power in a cruel way
adj
noun
- a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
- (rare) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
- A political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
- (by extension) A political and philosophical belief that proposes the establishment of a stateless society as well as the abolition of authority and hierarchy in most or all forms.
noun
- a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
- (figurative, derogatory) Any extreme reliance on or enforcement of rules and regulations.
- Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition.
- (strictest sense) The ideology and practice of the 20th-century Italian movement from which this name came.
- (loosely, by extension, derogatory) Any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting, and/or violence against largely unarmed populations.
noun
- Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
noun
- an oppressive encumbrance
- a heavy motionless weight
- Unremitting heavy weight that does not move.
- (figuratively) That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.
- (construction) A dead load.
- (rail transport) The total (unpowered) weight of a train to be propelled (or hauled) by the locomotive; another locomotive being hauled dead as part of the train is a dead weight.
- (nautical) The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e., the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.
adv
noun
noun
noun
- the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
- a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
- a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
- (countable, politics) A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
- (countable, politics) The popular removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
- A round of periodic changes, such as between the seasons of the year.
- A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
- Consideration of an idea; the act of revolving something in the mind.
- (astronomy) In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
- (card games) a rule in Tycoon where if four cards are placed down at once, the card hierarchy is reversed.
- Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
noun
- a cruel and oppressive dictator
- Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack of conflicts of interest and an indication of grandeur and power.
- An absolute ruler with infinite power.
- A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.