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1 yoke
jəuk 1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) spann2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) åk3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) åk4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) bærestykke, skulderparti2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) legge i spannparIsubst. \/jəʊk\/1) ( også overført) åk2) (i flertall: yoke) par, spann3) ( sjøfart) roråk, rorflyndre, rorkvadrant4) ( søm) bærestykke5) ( teknikk) åk, åregaffel, bøyleendure the yoke tåle undertrykkelsens åkpass under the yoke eller come under the yoke gå under åketsubmit to the yoke bøye nakken under åket, la seg kuethe yoke of matrimony ekteskapets åk, ekteskapets båndthrow off the yoke eller shake off the yoke kaste av (seg) åketIIverb \/jəʊk\/1) legge åk på, spenne for2) ( også yoke together) feste sammen (med åk)3) ( overført) koble sammen, forene4) ( gammeldags) underkue, undertrykke
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