fork
fork
fɔ:rk
fawrk
/fɔːk/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "fork"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ, āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž

an object with a handle and three or four sharp points that we use for picking up and eating food
fork definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I used a fork to eat the spaghetti.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧇āϟāĻŋ āϖ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ

a gardening tool with a handle and three or four sharp points, used for digging or moving hay
fork definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She enjoyed using a fork to mix compost into her garden bed.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‹āĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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the action of dividing or branching into separate parts

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the area at the junction where two branches meet, forming an angle

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the angle formed where the legs join the human body

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one of the branches formed when a river, road, or path splits into two or more parts

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The river 's fork created a small island between the streams.
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a chess tactic in which one piece simultaneously attacks two or more of the opponent's pieces, forcing a choice on which to save

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Forks are a powerful tactic in chess strategy.
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āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻ•, āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ

a point where the path splits into two different directions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The map showed a clear fork in the road ahead, indicating two possible routes to our destination.
āĻŽāĻžāύāϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āϰ⧁āϟ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻ•, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻ•

the double-armed structure that holds the front wheel of a motorcycle or bicycle in place and connects it to the handlebars, typically housing the suspension system
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A strong fork makes the ride feel smoother.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϰāĻžāχāĻĄāϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤ⧋āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to split into two or more separate paths or divisions
Intransitive
to fork definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The river forked into two smaller streams as it flowed through the valley.
āύāĻĻā§€āϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāĻšā§‡āϰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϤāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āϚāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ āϏāĻš āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to shape or design something to resemble an object with three or four sharp points
Transitive: to fork sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artisan carefully forked the clay to sculpt the tines of the miniature fork for the dollhouse kitchen.
āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ—āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϘāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻžāρāϤāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻ•āχ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(in chess) to simultaneously attack two or more pieces with one move
Transitive: to fork two or more chess pieces
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He utilized his knight to fork the opponent's unprotected rook and knight, leading to a swift victory.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āϝāĻž āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϜāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use a fork-like tool to lift, turn over, or loosen something
Transitive: to fork sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gardener forked the soil in the vegetable garden to aerate it before planting.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋ āϰ⧋āĻĒāϪ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻžāϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϖ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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