…(Bond | Bondage | Harness | Shackles | Yoke of matrimony) In a dream, a yoke means benefits for most people except for people in bondage. In their case, seeing a yoke in a dream means harsher subjugation to their masters. If someone is suffering from bondage, or if a prisonor of war, or a political prisoner sees a broken yoke in a dream, it means that he will be set free. The wooden frame which is attached to the plough-iron or the colter in a dream means marriage, bearing children, or work. A yoke in a dream also represents the turning of circumstances against one’s liking, or meeting with obliging conditions….

The dream, in which you see the cords, represents the shortage of freedom in your life. Perhaps somebody is giving you the pressure, therefore you wish to get more freedom in your life. The dream, in which the cord is cut, indicates the separation of some bond you made to someone in your life. Maybe the dream warns about upcoming divorce or break up with someone you like.