n. 25B6; noun
the horses were loosened from the yoke : HARNESS, collar, coupling.
countries struggling under the yoke of imperialism : TYRANNY, oppression, domination, hegemony, enslavement, servitude, subjugation, subjection, bondage, thrall; bonds, chains, fetters, shackles.
the yoke of marriage : BOND, tie, connection, link.
25B6; verb
a pair of oxen were yoked together : HARNESS, hitch, couple, tether, fasten, attach, join.
their aim of yoking biology and mechanics : UNITE, join, link, connect; tie, bind, bond.