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passes under the yoke

passes under the yoke is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass under the yoke.

Meaning of pass under the yoke

Verb

pass under the yoke (third-person singular simple present passes under the yoke, present participle passing under the yoke, simple past and past participle passed under the yoke)

  1. (idiomatic) Of a defeated army, to be humiliated by the victors.

Questions about passes under the yoke

What is passes under the yoke the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passes under the yoke is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pass under the yoke.

Words near passes under the yoke in the dictionary

  1. passes the time
  2. passes the time of day
  3. passes the torch
  4. passes through
  5. passes through the pikes
  6. passes under the yoke
  7. passes unnoticed
  8. passes up
  9. passes up like a white chip
  10. passes urine
  11. passes water

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