Definition of 'fork'

Noun

1. cutlery used for serving and eating food
2. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
      Synonyms: branching ramification forking
3. the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
      Synonyms: crotch
4. an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
5. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
      Synonyms: crotch

Verb

1. lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay"
      Synonyms: pitchfork
2. place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
3. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
      Synonyms: branch ramify furcate separate
4. shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"

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