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1. | [ noun ] (food) cutlery used for serving and eating food | |
Related terms: | cutlery salad_fork toasting_fork tablefork carving_fork tine prong | |
2. | [ noun ] the act of branching out or dividing into branches | |
Synonyms: | ramification forking branching | |
Related terms: | division divarication bifurcation fibrillation trifurcation branch branch | |
3. | [ noun ] a part of a forked or branching shape | |
Synonyms: | branch leg ramification | |
Examples: | "he broke off one of the branches" "they took the south fork" |
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Related terms: | subfigure bifurcation brachium furcation branch | |
4. | [ noun ] an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs | |
Related terms: | tool hayfork prong pitchfork | |
5. | [ verb ] lift with a pitchfork | |
Synonyms: | pitchfork | |
Examples: | "pitchfork hay" |
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Related terms: | lift | |
6. | [ verb ] (chess) place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy chess pieces | |
Related terms: | attack chess | |
7. | [ verb ] divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | |
Synonyms: | ramify separate furcate branch | |
Examples: | "The road forks" |
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Related terms: | diverge twig arborize trifurcate bifurcate diversify branch branch branching ramification furcation branch | |
8. | [ verb ] shape like a fork | |
Examples: | : "She forked her fingers" |
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Related terms: | shape branch | |
9. | [ noun ] the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk | |
Synonyms: | crotch | |
Related terms: | angle body | |
Similar spelling: |
Forkey Forck |