fork
//fɔːk//
Noun
forkSingular
forksPlural
1
A utensil with a handle and several narrow prongs, used for lifting food to the mouth or holding it when cutting.
She picked up her fork and started eating the salad.
2
A tool with a long handle and sharp prongs, used for digging or lifting in gardening or farming.
He used a garden fork to turn over the soil.
3
A place where a road, river, or other route divides into two branches.
Turn left at the fork in the road.
Verb
forkInfinitive
forkPresent tense
forkedPast tense
forkedPast participle
forkingPresent participle
forksThird-person singular
1
To divide into two or more branches.
The road forks at the top of the hill.
2
To dig, lift, or move something with a fork.
He forked the hay onto the truck.