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yoke

Noun C1 – Advanced

A wooden bar used to join two animals together so they can pull a plow or cart, or figuratively, something that limits your freedom.

"For years she felt she was under the yoke of a job she hated."

The literal farming sense and the figurative sense of restriction or oppression are both still commonly used today.

Synonyms

burden bondage

Antonyms