unyoke

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un·yoke

(ŭn-yōk′)

v. un·yoked, un·yok·ing, un·yokes

v.tr.

1. To release from or as if from a yoke.

2. To separate; disjoin.

v.intr.

1. To remove a yoke.

2. Archaic To stop working.

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unyoke

(ʌnˈjəʊk)

1. to release (an animal, etc) from a yoke

2. (tr) to set free; liberate

3. (tr) to disconnect or separate

4. (intr) archaic to cease working

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unyoke

Past participle: unyoked
Gerund: unyoking

Imperative
unyoke
unyoke

Present
I unyoke
you unyoke
he/she/it unyokes
we unyoke
you unyoke
they unyoke

Preterite
I unyoked
you unyoked
he/she/it unyoked
we unyoked
you unyoked
they unyoked

Present Continuous
I am unyoking
you are unyoking
he/she/it is unyoking
we are unyoking
you are unyoking
they are unyoking

Present Perfect
I have unyoked
you have unyoked
he/she/it has unyoked
we have unyoked
you have unyoked
they have unyoked

Past Continuous
I was unyoking
you were unyoking
he/she/it was unyoking
we were unyoking
you were unyoking
they were unyoking

Past Perfect
I had unyoked
you had unyoked
he/she/it had unyoked
we had unyoked
you had unyoked
they had unyoked

Future
I will unyoke
you will unyoke
he/she/it will unyoke
we will unyoke
you will unyoke
they will unyoke

Future Perfect
I will have unyoked
you will have unyoked
he/she/it will have unyoked
we will have unyoked
you will have unyoked
they will have unyoked

Future Continuous
I will be unyoking
you will be unyoking
he/she/it will be unyoking
we will be unyoking
you will be unyoking
they will be unyoking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unyoking
you have been unyoking
he/she/it has been unyoking
we have been unyoking
you have been unyoking
they have been unyoking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unyoking
you will have been unyoking
he/she/it will have been unyoking
we will have been unyoking
you will have been unyoking
they will have been unyoking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unyoking
you had been unyoking
he/she/it had been unyoking
we had been unyoking
you had been unyoking
they had been unyoking

Conditional
I would unyoke
you would unyoke
he/she/it would unyoke
we would unyoke
you would unyoke
they would unyoke

Past Conditional
I would have unyoked
you would have unyoked
he/she/it would have unyoked
we would have unyoked
you would have unyoked
they would have unyoked

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Verb

unyoke - remove the yoke from; "unyoke the cow"

animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals

unhitch - unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch

outspan - remove the yoke or harness from; "outspan the draft animals"

yoke - put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"

Translations

unyoke

[ˈʌnˈjəʊk] VT → desuncir

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unyoke

vt → ausspannen; he unyoked his oxen from the plough → er spannte seine Ochsen aus

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