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fork

/fˈɔɹk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. cutlery used for serving and eating food
  2. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
  3. the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
    “they took the south fork”
  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

verb

  1. lift with a pitchfork
    “pitchfork hay”
  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”
  4. shape like a fork
    “She forked her fingers”

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Words that rhyme with fork

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