yoked en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /joʊkt/
Etymology
From yoke + -ed.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable, qualifier:literal) Wearing a yoke.
The yoked oxen stood ready.
-
(figuratively, not-comparable) Subjugated.
yoked workers
-
(not-comparable) Having large and well-defined muscles particularly at the neck and the trapezii (forming thus the “yoke“).
By the end of his fourth year of weight-lifting, Lee was yoked.
“Your validation feels so good. Tell me more.” “I can end this with praise. Uh, J-Jack, you're a-a fine commander. You're in phenomenal shape.” “Yes, fine commander. Yes, so yoked.”
2021 August 12, Mike McMahan, “Strange Energies” (19:50 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 2, episode 1, spoken by Jack Ransom (Jerry O'Connell):
-
(not-comparable, slang) Married.
They got yoked four years ago.
Coordinates
Holonyms
hale · well-knit · built like a tank · swole · virile · built · strong as a lion · buirdly · diced · in shape · buff · brawny · wiry · athletic · beefed out · strong as an ox · Atlantean · strapping · muscular · Herculean · rugged · built like a brick shithouse · hench · muscleful · burly · dench · jacked · sculpted · well-fed · made of iron · toned · hearty · deep-rooted · husky · gigantic · like a giant refreshed · strong as brandy · well-built · fit · muscled · brolic · ripped · lusty · beefy · strong as a horse · able-bodied · sinewy · Cyclopean