yoked
Hitched for plowing
Yoked originally describes animals joined by a yoke—a wooden frame linking oxen for plowing.
By extension, people yoked together are bound or united: yoked in marriage, yoked to a demanding job.
In gym slang, yoked means extremely muscular, particularly in the neck and shoulders—built like an ox: He got yoked over the summer.
Upper arm flexors
- trapsDevices for catching prey
- shouldersUpper arm joints
- deltoidsShoulder cap muscles
- backReverse side; support
neck · physique · bodybuilder · powerlifter · swole · jacked · ripped · buff
Joined in pairs
- pairedJoined as two
- linkedFastened to another
- connectedJoined to another
- harnessedControlled and directed
hitched · bound · tethered · fastened · attached · united · bonded · bridged
Joined as one
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
- joinedLinked or united
- pairedJoined as two
- matchedPaired by similarity
coupled · alliance · union · marriage · partnership · team · tandem · duo
Tool for turning soil
- oxenCastrated male cattle
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
draft · team · cattle · cultivation · sowing · farming · field · crop
Carried weight or burden
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- strainExcessive stretching force
- obligationRequired task or commitment
oppression · onus · hardship · shackled · bound · laden · weighed · saddled
biceps
Upper arm flexors
back · neck · physique · bodybuilder · powerlifter · swole · jacked · ripped · buff · shredded
coupled
Joined in pairs
harnessed · hitched · bound · tethered · fastened · attached · united · bonded · bridged · lashed
united
Joined as one
matched · coupled · alliance · union · marriage · partnership · team · tandem · duo · synchronized
plow
Tool for turning soil
tillage · draft · team · cattle · cultivation · sowing · farming · field · crop · soil
load
Carried weight or burden
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- strainExcessive stretching force
obligation · oppression · onus · hardship · shackled · bound · laden · weighed · saddled · fettered
oppressed
Treated with cruel control
bound · chained · servile · subservient · captive · subjection · bondage · tyranny · mastered · controlled
- pairspair, pairs, two, duo, duos
- togethernesstogether, united, unity, togetherness, bonding
- companionshipaccompanied, unaccompanied, together, alone, solo
- harnessed energysolar power, wind power, water power, hydroelectric, geothermal
yokedunyoked
Detached from harness
unhitched · unbound · untethered · unfastened · detached
yokedfree-roaming
Able to wander unrestricted
free-ranging · liberated · unrestrained · wild · unfettered
yokedunallied
Not in partnership
separate · unpaired · unaffiliated · independent · unattached
- under the yokeSubject to domination
- ox yokeBeam connecting draft animals
- shoulder yoke