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passing under the yoke

passing under the yoke is the present participle and gerund 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 passing under the yoke

What is passing under the yoke the present participle and gerund of?
Passing under the yoke is the present participle and gerund of pass under the yoke.

Words near passing under the yoke in the dictionary

  1. passing the torch
  2. passing through
  3. passing through the pikes
  4. passing tone
  5. passing tones
  6. passing under the yoke
  7. passing unnoticed
  8. passing up
  9. passing up like a white chip
  10. passing urine
  11. passing wind

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