fork

/fˈɔːk/

/ˈfɔɹk/

[noun] [verb]

Fork

[NOUN]

an object with a handle and three or four sharp points that we use for picking up and eating food

a gardening tool with a handle and three or four sharp points, used for digging or moving hay

the act of branching out or dividing into branches

synonyms : branching

forking

ramification

the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

synonyms : crotch

the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk

synonyms : crotch

the point at which a river, road, etc. splits into two parts; one of these parts

a tactic in which a single piece attacks two or more of the opponent's pieces at the same time, forcing the opponent to choose which piece to defend and allowing the attacker to capture the other

to fork

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

synonyms : branch

furcate

ramify

separate

shape like a fork

place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

lift with a pitchfork

synonyms : pitchfork

Examples

1. You put the fork on the right and the knife on the left.

2. The children used a plastic fork to eat their pasta.

3. I used a fork to eat the spaghetti.

4. I usually use a fork to cut into a tender piece of meat.

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