fork

//fɔːk//
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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.

Antonym