1 a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.
az: boyunduruq
ru: ярмо
2 a frame placed across a person’s shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.
az: çiyin ağacı
ru: коромысло
3 something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: They suffered under the yoke of slavery.
az: zülm, buxov
ru: иго, ярмо
4 the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.
az: koketka, boyunluq
ru: кокетка
♦ verb
to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.
az: boyunduruqlamaq, kotana qoşmaq
ru: впрягать в ярмо