"yoked" meaning in English

See yoked in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /joʊkt/ Audio: En-au-yoked.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊkt Etymology: From yoke + -ed. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|yoke|-ed}} yoke + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} yoked (not comparable)
  1. (literal) Wearing a yoke. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-yoked-en-adj-8mngytEB Categories (other): Body Disambiguation of Body: 58 7 35 0 0
  2. (figurative) Subjugated. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-yoked-en-adj-m8shDQlg Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Marriage Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 52 19 6 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 16 49 11 16 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 60 6 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 59 13 5 2 Disambiguation of Marriage: 17 66 6 11 0
  3. (bodybuilding) Having large and well-defined muscles particularly at the neck and the trapezii (forming thus the “yoke“). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-yoked-en-adj-Fdcxfsf~ Categories (other): Bodybuilding Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (slang) Married. Tags: not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-yoked-en-adj-SWYCTVb9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yoke

Verb

IPA: /joʊkt/ Audio: En-au-yoked.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊkt Etymology: From yoke + -ed. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|yoke|-ed}} yoke + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} yoked
  1. simple past and past participle of yoke Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: yoke
    Sense id: en-yoked-en-verb-CX4~h6hx
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