Joked vs Yoked - What's the difference?
joked | yoked |
(joke)
An amusing story.
* Gay
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
* Alexander Pope
(figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
(figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
(dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
Wearing a yoke.
(bodybuilding) Having large and well-defined muscles, especially of the neck and shoulders.
(yoke)
As verbs the difference between joked and yoked
is that joked is past tense of joke while yoked is past tense of yoke.As an adjective yoked is
wearing a yoke.joked
English
Verb
(head)joke
English
Noun
(en noun)- Or witty joke our airy senses moves / To pleasant laughter.
- It was a joke !
- Enclose whole downs in walls, 'tis all a joke .
- Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke .
- The president was a joke .
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "joke": old, bad, inside, poor, silly, funny, lame, hilarious, stupid, offensive.Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* bad joke * standing joke * knock-knock joke * light bulb joke * practical jokeCoordinate terms
* comedy * limerick * parody * punVerb
(jok)- I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking .
- to joke a comrade
See also
* jeer * mock ----yoked
English
Adjective
(-)- The yoked oxen stood ready.
- By the end of his fourth year of weight-lifting, Lee was yoked .